scatty
Americanadjective
adjective
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empty-headed, frivolous, or thoughtless
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distracted (esp in drive someone scatty )
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of scatty
1910–15; apparently scatt(erbrain) + -y 1
Example Sentences
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"I am neurospicy as I like to call it. I've always been like 100 miles an hour, some people call it scatty."
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
He probably thought I was a bit scatty.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 14, 2020
That series saw Waller-Bridge's scatty singleton struggling to cope with a chaotic life in which casual relationships, familial tensions and a guinea pig-themed café with no customers were the only constants.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2019
I was expecting Andy, because of his fame, to be pretentious, but he was actually quite funny and scatty.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2018
The hat, pushed back on her forehead, gave Violet a scatty look.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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