English

Adjective

doolally ‎(comparative more doolally, superlative most doolally)

1. (chiefly Britain) Insane, mad or eccentric.
   • 1993, Blake Morrison, And When Did You Last See Your Father?, 2007, page 66,

     'Yes, but he took three sleeping-pills in the night, so he says, and he's all doped and doolally now. I need your help to move him.'

   • 2000, Patrick Gale, Rough music, page 56,

     Promise you'll put me in a home when I get really doolally.'

     'If you're truly doolally you won't know if I have or not.'

   • 2010, Helen Cross, Spilt Milk, Black Coffee, page 212,

     The cat scrap at the bridal bash only made him more doolally.

   • 2011, Ewan McGregor (as Dr. Alfred Jones), Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, , 38'50":

     But then, doolally as this enterprise clearly is, I've had the most pleasant day I can remember having in a long time.