scattyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈskati/, U.S.

/ˈskædi/

Etymology: Probably < scatt- (inscatter-brained adj. at scatter-brain n. Derivatives) + -y suffix¹.

colloquial.

Of a person: scatter-brained; driven distracted, mad; of a story, etc.: illogical and absurd.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adjective]

idlec825

giddyc1000

volage?a1366

apec1370

foolisha1382

vain1390

idleful1483

volageous1487

glaikit1488

cock-brained1530

apish1532

empty1550

sillyc1555

frivolous?1563

tickle-headed1583

light-braineda1593

frothy1593

owlish1596

bird-witted1605

empty-headed1614

idle-headed1614

empty-pateda1628

marmosetical1630

grollish1637

feather-headed1647

nonsense1647

whirl-crowned1648

feather-brained1649

swimmering1650

soft-pated1651

weather-headeda1652

shuttlecock1660

drum-headed1664

chicken-brained1678

halokit1724

desipient1727

shatter-pated1727

scattered-brained1747

light-thoughted1777

scatter-brained1804

shandy-pated1806

hellicat1815

feather-pated1819

inane1819

weather-brained1826

bubble-headed1827

tomfoolish1838

bird-brained1892

tottle1894

fluffy1898

scatty1911

wandery1912

scattery1924

twitterpated1943

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > slightly mad > scatter-brained

madbraina1560

mad-headeda1566

mad-braineda1577

madcap1591

shatter-headedc1686

shatter-brained1727

shatter-witted1775

scatter-brained1804

skivie1808

wuzzy1896

shatter-pated1901

scatty1911

twitterpated1943

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > lack of reasoning, illogicality > [adjective]

illogical1588

alogical1603

unlogical1609

undiscursive1633

butt-ended1850

non-logical1899

back to front1916

bass-ackward1930

bass-ackwards1932

ass-backwards1935

scatty1956

backasswards1967

backassward1968

1911 J. W. Horsley I Remember xi. 254 Cockney slang was far more familiar to me than most..‘scatty’ for mad.

1934 Punch 17 Jan. 74/1 Simpson, who lives opposite, says it [sc. the house] was preying on his mind... ‘Another week and I should have been scatty,’ he explained.

1951 M. Kennedy Lucy Carmichael ii. i. 83 She is amusing in a breathless, scatty sort of way.

1956 J. D. Carr Patrick Butler for Def. iii. 26 If we tell this scatty story about an impossible murder, they won't believe one word we say.

1972 ‘J. Bell’ Death of Poison-Tongue i. 11 Do you mean you know who the person is who spreads wicked lies about the neighbours? Don't the ones attacked do anything if they know the person? It sounds utterly scatty.

1977 News of World 17 Apr. 16/7 My scatty friend..had later gone into the butchers and loudly asked for a shepherd to make a pie with.

1980 J. McClure Blood of Englishman i. 11 The scatty receptionist had looked at him with twinkling eyes.

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Derivatives

ˈscattily adv.

ΚΠ

1975 Financial Times 7 Mar. 3/3 The Phantom of Liberty is..even more scattily constructed in its rag-bag of disconnected anecdotes.

1991 Independent on Sunday 24 Nov. 68/8 Apart from scattily charming hosts and atmosphere, the food at the Fairlawn is truly wonderful.

2005 R. Horsfall Dancing on Thorns (2006) xvii. 257 The sight of Carlotta dashing scattily out between two parked cars into the middle of..Upper Street with traffic roaring in both directions was terrifying.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scatty
释义	scattyadj.¹ Brit. /ˈskati/, U.S. /ˈskædi/ Etymology: Of unknown origin; compare scotty adj. U.S. Underworld slang. Bad-tempered. ΚΠ 1909 W. H. Davies Beggars xxvi. 205 Nearly all men that live in common lodging-houses..are..more or less short-tempered, or as they say—‘scatty’. 1927 Dial. Notes 5 461 Scatty, ill-natured. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022). scattyadj.² Brit. /ˈskati/, U.S. /ˈskædi/ Etymology: Probably < scatt- (inscatter-brained adj. at scatter-brain n. Derivatives) + -y suffix¹. colloquial. Of a person: scatter-brained; driven distracted, mad; of a story, etc.: illogical and absurd. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adjective] idlec825 giddyc1000 volage?a1366 apec1370 foolisha1382 vain1390 idleful1483 volageous1487 glaikit1488 cock-brained1530 apish1532 empty1550 sillyc1555 frivolous?1563 tickle-headed1583 light-braineda1593 frothy1593 owlish1596 bird-witted1605 empty-headed1614 idle-headed1614 empty-pateda1628 marmosetical1630 grollish1637 feather-headed1647 nonsense1647 whirl-crowned1648 feather-brained1649 swimmering1650 soft-pated1651 weather-headeda1652 shuttlecock1660 drum-headed1664 chicken-brained1678 halokit1724 desipient1727 shatter-pated1727 scattered-brained1747 light-thoughted1777 scatter-brained1804 shandy-pated1806 hellicat1815 feather-pated1819 inane1819 weather-brained1826 bubble-headed1827 tomfoolish1838 bird-brained1892 tottle1894 fluffy1898 scatty1911 wandery1912 scattery1924 twitterpated1943 the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > slightly mad > scatter-brained madbraina1560 mad-headeda1566 mad-braineda1577 madcap1591 shatter-headedc1686 shatter-brained1727 shatter-witted1775 scatter-brained1804 skivie1808 wuzzy1896 shatter-pated1901 scatty1911 twitterpated1943 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > lack of reasoning, illogicality > [adjective] illogical1588 alogical1603 unlogical1609 undiscursive1633 butt-ended1850 non-logical1899 back to front1916 bass-ackward1930 bass-ackwards1932 ass-backwards1935 scatty1956 backasswards1967 backassward1968 1911 J. W. Horsley I Remember xi. 254 Cockney slang was far more familiar to me than most..‘scatty’ for mad. 1934 Punch 17 Jan. 74/1 Simpson, who lives opposite, says it [sc. the house] was preying on his mind... ‘Another week and I should have been scatty,’ he explained. 1951 M. Kennedy Lucy Carmichael ii. i. 83 She is amusing in a breathless, scatty sort of way. 1956 J. D. Carr Patrick Butler for Def. iii. 26 If we tell this scatty story about an impossible murder, they won't believe one word we say. 1972 ‘J. Bell’ Death of Poison-Tongue i. 11 Do you mean you know who the person is who spreads wicked lies about the neighbours? Don't the ones attacked do anything if they know the person? It sounds utterly scatty. 1977 News of World 17 Apr. 16/7 My scatty friend..had later gone into the butchers and loudly asked for a shepherd to make a pie with. 1980 J. McClure Blood of Englishman i. 11 The scatty receptionist had looked at him with twinkling eyes. Draft additions September 2013 Derivatives ˈscattily adv. ΚΠ 1975 Financial Times 7 Mar. 3/3 The Phantom of Liberty is..even more scattily constructed in its rag-bag of disconnected anecdotes. 1991 Independent on Sunday 24 Nov. 68/8 Apart from scattily charming hosts and atmosphere, the food at the Fairlawn is truly wonderful. 2005 R. Horsfall Dancing on Thorns (2006) xvii. 257 The sight of Carlotta dashing scattily out between two parked cars into the middle of..Upper Street with traffic roaring in both directions was terrifying. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1909adj.²1911
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