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ditsy en · ADJ · etymology 1

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, informal) Alternative spelling of ditzy.
    alt of ditzy
    • All the author’s familiar trademarks are here: a multitudinous cast with ditsy, Dickensian names; […] 2013 September 10, Michiko Kakutani, “A Calamity Tailor-Made for Internet Conspiracy Theories”, in New York Times:

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ditsier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
ditsiest Degree=Sup lexicographic

ditsy en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

Unknown, possibly a variation on dicty.

Meanings

  1. Tending to fuss over small details
  2. Of a pattern on an item of repeated small objects, often floral

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most ditsy Degree=Sup lexicographic
more ditsy Degree=Cmp lexicographic