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Dotty

adjective/ᵻlˈɛktɹiːn/
Definition
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ᵻlˈɛktɹiːn/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈɒti/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈɒti/
2 syllables Say it as /ᵻlˈɛktɹiːn/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
loonywhackynuttybatslocogagacrackedbuggybalmydaftcrackersbarmycrazyaround the bendnutsbonkersbattyfruityround the bendwildkookykookieloopyhaywire
Parts of Speech
adjectiveinformal or slang terms for mentally irregular
“it used to drive my husband balmy”
adjectiveintensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
“crazy about cars and racing”
Word Forms
daftnessnouninformal terms for insanity
kooknounsomeone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
loonnouna person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
crazenounan interest followed with exaggerated zeal
crazinessnounthe quality of being rash and foolish
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
dingue
termes informels ou d'argot pour désigner les irréguliers mentaux
🇪🇸Spanish
punteado
Términos informales o de jerga para referirse a personas mentalmente irregulares.
🇮🇹Italian
punteggiato
termini informali o gergali per indicare persone mentalmente irregolari
🇳🇱Dutch
stippel
informele of jargontermen voor geestelijk onregelmatig
🇵🇹Portuguese
maluco
termos informais ou de gíria para pessoas mentalmente irregulares
🇷🇺Russian
точечный
неофициальные или жаргонные термины, обозначающие психически ненормальные
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दीवाना हो गया
मानसिक रूप से अनियमित के लिए अनौपचारिक या कठबोली शब्द
🇧🇩Bengali
নোংরা
মানসিকভাবে অনিয়মিত জন্য অনানুষ্ঠানিক বা অপবাদ পদ
🇮🇳Tamil
புள்ளி
மனரீதியாக ஒழுங்கற்றவர்களுக்கான முறைசாரா அல்லது ஸ்லாங் சொற்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
చుక్కల
మానసిక క్రమరాహిత్యం కోసం అనధికారిక లేదా యాస పదాలు
🇮🇳Marathi
डट्टी
मानसिकदृष्ट्या अनियमित साठी अनौपचारिक किंवा अपशब्द
🇮🇳Gujarati
ડાટી
માનસિક રીતે અનિયમિત માટે અનૌપચારિક અથવા અશિષ્ટ શબ્દો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಚುಕ್ಕಿ
ಮಾನಸಿಕವಾಗಿ ಅನಿಯಮಿತವಾಗಿರುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಗ್ರಾಮ್ಯ ಪದಗಳು
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഡോട്ടി
മാനസിക ക്രമക്കേടിനുള്ള അനൗപചാരിക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്ലാംഗ് പദങ്ങൾ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਡਾਟੀ
ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਅਨਿਯਮਿਤ ਲਈ ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲ ਸ਼ਬਦ
🇵🇰Urdu
گھٹیا
ذہنی طور پر بے قاعدہ کے لیے غیر رسمی یا بول چال کی اصطلاحات
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
多疑的
表示精神不正常的非正式或俚语
🇯🇵Japanese
ドッティ
精神的に異常であることを表す非公式または俗語
🇰🇷Korean
점이 있는
정신적으로 불규칙하다는 뜻의 비공식적이거나 속어
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hơi điên
thuật ngữ không chính thức hoặc tiếng lóng cho tinh thần bất thường
🇹🇭Thai
ขี้เหนียว
คำศัพท์ที่ไม่เป็นทางการหรือคำสแลงสำหรับความผิดปกติทางจิต
🇮🇩Indonesian
jelek
istilah informal atau slang untuk mental yang tidak teratur
🇵🇭Filipino
tuldok
impormal o balbal na mga termino para sa mentally irregular
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
منقط
مصطلحات غير رسمية أو عامية تشير إلى عدم الانتظام العقلي
🇮🇷Persian
نقطه چین
اصطلاحات غیررسمی یا عامیانه برای ذهنی نامنظم
🇹🇷Turkish
noktalı
Zihinsel düzensizlik için resmi olmayan veya argo terimler
🇮🇱Hebrew
מנוקד
מונחים לא רשמיים או סלנגים עבור לא סדיר נפשית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dotty'?
The primary meaning of 'dotty' is 'informal or slang terms for mentally irregular'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dotty' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dotty' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dotty' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dotty' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'dotty' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'dotty' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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