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scattyenUK
scat·ty S0129000 (skăt′ē)adj. scat·ti·er, scat·ti·est Chiefly British Scatterbrained; flighty: "the scatty, glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" (London Review of Books).
[Probably scatt(erbrain) + -y.]scatty (ˈskætɪ) adj, -tier or -tiest1. empty-headed, frivolous, or thoughtless2. distracted (esp in drive someone scatty)[C20: from scatterbrained] ˈscattily adv ˈscattiness nThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | scatty - lacking sense or discretion; "his rattlebrained crackpot ideas"; "how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcottrattlebrained, rattlepated, scatterbrainedfoolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" | | 2. | scatty - lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"absentminded, abstracted, absentinattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter" |
TranslationsscattyenUK
Synonyms for scattyadj lacking sense or discretionSynonyms- rattlebrained
- rattlepated
- scatterbrained
Related Wordsadj lost in thoughtSynonyms- absentminded
- abstracted
- absent
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