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scattiness|ˈskætɪnɪs|
[f. scatty a.2 + -ness.]
The quality or condition of being scatty or scatter-brained.
1959S. Gibbons Pink Front Door iv. 52 For all her scattiness, Daisy was a good child. 1959A. Buchan Spare Chancellor v. 118 Catherine Gladstone with the characteristic scattiness of the Glynnes and the Lytteltons always referred to Lowe's followers as ‘The Dolomites’. 1976E. Berckman Be All & End All v. 62 A peculiar combination of scattiness accompanied by a desperate concentration. 1977‘M. Innes’ Honeybath's Haven viii. 82 The spectacle of [Hamlet's] random and intermittent scattiness is confusing. |