scatterbrain

or scat·ter·brains

[ skat-er-breyn ]

noun

1. a person incapable of serious, connected thought.

scatterbrain

/ ˈskætəˌbreɪn /

noun

1. a person who is incapable of serious thought or concentration

Other Words From

• scatter·brained adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scatterbrain¹

First recorded in 1780–90; scatter + brain

Example Sentences

Scatterbrain's agent said 't was unfair, and desired the polling-clerk not to record the vote.

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O'Grady waved his hand in signal to his body-guard, and Scatterbrain had three cheers from the ragamuffins.

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Scatterbrain demanded of Dick another shot on the part of O'Grady.

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Here are letters for you—I want to know what's in them—Scatterbrain's come—do you know that?

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Related Words

• maniac
• psychopath
• psychotic