rattlebrained

[ rat-l-breynd ]

/ ˈræt lˌbreɪnd /

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adjective

foolish; flighty; scatterbrained.

RELATED WORDS

empty-headed, flighty, harebrained, scatterbrained, silly, airheaded, scatty, daffy, dizzy, dopey, eccentric, empty, giddy, goofy, inane, dippy, kooky, absurd, asinine, barmy

Nearby words

rattle, rattle off, rattle-bush, rattlebox, rattlebrain, rattlebrained, rattlehead, rattlepate, rattler, rattlesnake, rattlesnake fern

Origin of rattlebrained

First recorded in 1710–20; rattle¹ + brain + -ed³

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Stop that bosh, you rattlebrained young ass, and come and take a farewell drink.
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