Definition of dottynext

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Recent Examples of dotty Kate had a dotty year in 2022, wearing dresses with the pattern to Royal Ascot and two separate Wimbledon outings, according to WWD. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 June 2026 But Hall and Faris, now playing the dotty mothers of the next generation of victims, are hilarious, romping about like their Brenda and Cindy have clearly been knocked on the head too often. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026 People wanted to wear clothes at the cutting edge, which gave dotty fabrics woven by machine a natural fanbase among the society ladies who could afford them. Natalie Hammond, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025 Jones, Redgrave, and an unrecognizable Margot Kidder as their dotty landlady bravely expose their vulnerability. Armond White, National Review, 25 June 2025 This set by Studio Bloom takes two breakout shades of the year — butter yellow and mocha mousse — and elevates them for the season ahead with a dotty design. Mica Ricketts, Refinery29, 9 May 2025 Now, one of the largest celebrations of Kusama’s dotty world will debut at Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024 Joanne and Morgan’s dotty mother, Lynn (Stephanie Faracy), dabbles in the metaphysical to constant mockery; their gay father, Henry (Michael Hitchcock), is rarely able to enjoy his own happiness. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dotty
Adjective
  • This year’s list includes what may be America’s last remaining players with free 2020 eligibility (silly us, thinking that ended last year) — and even a few who began their careers in the 2010s.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Depp engaged the crowd with silly skits for nearly half a hour.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 July 2026
Adjective
  • There are plenty of videos from Yellowstone National Park involving tourists doing breathtakingly stupid things around wild animals.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
  • Even when Romanzy goes off on how stupid and ugly Caleb is — and gossips that his parents abandoned him because something must be wrong with him — Mary goes along with it.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
Adjective
  • Johnson continued this week to push for his foolish and counterproductive desire to impose a $33-per-month tax on each Chicago job generated by the city’s largest private-sector employers.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
  • As is, this is a foolish thriller that prompts the occasional snicker but not much more.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Adjective
  • The popularity of those films has set off a mad hunt to unearth the next Parsons or Barker.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • Trump got mad enough at Graham to release the senator’s personal cellphone number.
    Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Adjective
  • To see that journey completely through to the end has been insane.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 July 2026
  • The stupidity and greed of the status quo threatens to drive her insane.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
Adjective
  • That’s absurd for a company generating $14 billion in yearly free cash flow.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • In some ways, watching this late-career Messi has become just as compelling an experience as watching the one who recorded a quite absurd 91 goals and 22 assists for Barcelona and Argentina in 2012.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Adjective
  • Emiliano Martinez kept a foul-crazy Argentina in it with multiple saves — though many were fairly straightforward — with the 2022 world champions not managing a shot until the 117th minute.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Still crazy enough to do something dumb, but mature enough to curb your impulses.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Adjective
  • Butlers are kicked in the shins and told their children are ugly; a patriarch’s idiotic military decisions are venerated for their spirit; blood spilling out of a servant’s wound is more an issue for the rug.
    Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • That’s been an idiotic trope for too long — that participating in the business side of it taints you.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

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“Dotty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dotty. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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