batty
insane; crazy; eccentric.
Origin of batty
1Other words from batty
- bat·ti·ness, noun
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How to use batty in a sentence
As good at simmering repression as batty idiocy, the woman’s got range.
The production design and costumes are unparalleled, and the writing somehow makes the ascension of Catherine the Great amidst a pregnancy and coup to be as batty as it is historically monumental.
The Daily Beast’s 21 Best TV Shows of 2021: From ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Succession’ to ‘Sex Education’ | Kevin Fallon | December 20, 2021 | The Daily BeastThey’re the shots that sent the benches scrambling, the broadcasters screaming and the winners escaping, shots that have dotted the batty fabric of March Madness through the past four, bracketed decades.
UCLA plots a comeback to oust Michigan State in overtime to cap NCAA tournament’s opening night | Chuck Culpepper, Des Bieler, Matt Bonesteel, Cindy Boren, Glynn A. Hill, Molly Hensley-Clancy | March 19, 2021 | Washington PostAll at once, in other words, Fox News is bolstering its batty programming while kneecapping its journalism.
The song title “batty Man Fi Dead,” for example, means “All Faggots Should Be Killed.”
How Maurice Tomlinson Was Outed in Jamaica—and Forced Into Exile | Jay Michaelson | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It should go without saying that his ideas about how to fight poverty are as a batty as they come, completely driven by ideology.
Boehner, the Tea Party, and the Ryan Express | Michael Tomasky | December 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd the two of us say that paying college athletes their "fair-market value" is a batty idea.
Then against the glass I saw the face, and it gave me such a turn that I thought I must be going batty.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeEverybody does go batty that's high-brow and studies and all that drool.
Under the Law | Edwina Stanton BabcockFinally, as the girls started forward again, Grace much relieved in mind, Sam batty pulled out his handkerchief and waved it.
The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp | Laura Lee HopeNow uncle Oscur and me would have to know long time befoar han about batty kates but miss Helun just waltzed in and made em.
The Carter Girls | Nell Speed"Thought he was going to leave," croaked batty, nodding towards the wood-pile as he took the glass extended towards him.
Travelers Five Along Life's Highway | Annie Fellows Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for batty
/ (ˈbætɪ) /
insane; crazy
odd; eccentric
Origin of batty
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