Dottiness
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The state of quality of being covered in dots. uncountable, usually
"As in the center of Figure 6-3, a single stroke may reveal the inherent dottiness of computer stroking, which you can minimize by reducing the Step value on the Tool Options palette."
- 2 The state or quality of being dotty, mildly insane or preoccupied. uncountable, usually
"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."
Example
More examples"As in the center of Figure 6-3, a single stroke may reveal the inherent dottiness of computer stroking, which you can minimize by reducing the Step value on the Tool Options palette."
Etymology
From dotty + -ness.
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