“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
DOTTILY
daftly, dottily, balmily, nuttily, wackily
(adverb) in a mildly insane manner; “the old lady is beginning to behave quite dottily”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
dottily (comparative more dottily, superlative most dottily)
In a dotty manner.
Source: Wiktionary
DOTTY
Dot"ty, a. [From 2d Dot.]
1. Composed of, or characterized by, dots.
2. [Perh. a different word; cf. Totty.] Unsteady in gait; hence, feeble; half-witted. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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