(originally, military slang) Eccentric; insane, mad.
(originally, military slang) Eccentric; insane, mad.
"Will you write me an Essay on Corsets?" / "On what?" I asked incredulously—knowing that he had been a distinguished soldier, and suspecting that he had suddenly developed what the soldiers describe as "a touch of the doolally."
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(by extension) Carried away by enjoyment, excitement, etc.
"When you've got any God's amount of brains," said Frobisher, "you can pretend to be doolally;"
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