Dottiness

Origin

dotty + -ness

Full definition of dottiness

Noun

1. The state or quality of being dotty, mildly insane or preoccupied
• 2009, May 17, Charles Mcgrath, Her Magic Act: Transforming Herself Nightly, She needs to be simultaneously preposterous and entirely serious, and Angela Lansbury , in her Tony-nominated performance in the current revival at the Shubert Theater, is a whirlwind of dottiness with a ramrod spine of practicality.

Related terms

• dotty
• dottily