The difference between Dotty and Nutty as a fruitcake
When used as adjectives, dotty means having many dots, whereas nutty as a fruitcake means behaving in an eccentric, foolish, or kooky manner.
Dotty is also noun with the meaning: shotgun.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dotty and Nutty as a fruitcake
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Dotty as an adjective:
Having many dots.
Examples:
"Look at the dotty pattern on that cheetah's fur."
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Dotty as an adjective (British):
Mildly insane or excessively preoccupied; often, senile.
Examples:
"My nan has got dottier and dottier since passing the age of eighty."
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Dotty as an adjective (UK, dated):
Having an unsteady gait.
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Dotty as a noun (MLE):
shotgun
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Nutty as a fruitcake as an adjective (simile, colloquial):
Behaving in an eccentric, foolish, or kooky manner; very nutty.