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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But this was not a case of Rach being scatty, instead it was the reality of living with ADHD.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024
Rangers hustled and harried Leipzig, refusing to bend, riding their luck but defending with a zeal that drove Leipzig scatty at times.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2022
Thatcher, despite her reputation for knowing her own mind, was surprisingly fragile in her confidence and scatty in her convictions.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 10, 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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