batty

[ bat-ee ]

/ ˈbæt i /

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adjective, bat·ti·er, bat·ti·est. Slang.

insane; crazy; eccentric.

Nearby words

battology, battue, battuta, battuto, battuto , batty, batty boy, batu khan, batum, batumi, batuque

Origin of batty

bat² + -y¹

Related forms

bat·ti·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for batty

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|DAILY BEAST
And the two of us say that paying college athletes their "fair-market value" is a batty idea.
Kevin Ware and Market Value of College Athletes|Michael Tomasky|April 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Guess I must have sat there, starin' bug-eyed and lookin' batty, from 14th to Wall.
Torchy|Sewell Ford
Batty Smith was awarded one and a half year's imprisonment, and appealed against his sentence.
The Escaping Club|A. J. Evans

Dr Batty, of Kirby, who was called in, did not consider the type of fever to be alarming or dangerous.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
Indeed, I will at once compel Mr. Batty to contradict the report which is afloat.
Grace Darling|Eva Hope
Near Batty Bay they were caught in the ice-pack two miles from land and their fate was for a time doubtful.
True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World|Adolphus W. Greely

British Dictionary definitions for batty

batty

/ (ˈbætɪ) /

adjective -tier or -tiest slang

insane; crazy

odd; eccentric

Word Origin for batty

C20: from bat ²; compare the phrase have bats in the belfry

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batty

adjective, bat·ti·er, bat·ti·est. Slang.

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Origin of batty

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Examples from the Web for batty

British Dictionary definitions for batty

batty

adjective -tier or -tiest slang

Word Origin for batty