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scatty

[ skat-ee ]
/ ˈskæt i /
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adjective, scat·ti·er, scat·ti·est. British Informal.

scatterbrained.

Words related to scatty

wild, daring, rash, empty-headed, flighty, harebrained, scatterbrained, silly, airheaded, rattlebrained, carefree, careless, disorderly, erratic, foolhardy, giddy, haphazard, hasty, imprudent, irresponsible

Words nearby scatty

scattered, scattergood, scattering, scattershot, scattersite housing, scatty, scaturient, scaud, scaup, scauper, scaur

Origin of scatty

1910–15; apparently scatt(erbrain) + -y1
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Examples from the Web for scatty

  • "Don't let it bother you, Scatty," returned the impudent Sally.

    Janice Day|Helen Beecher Long

British Dictionary definitions for scatty

scatty
/ (ˈskætɪ) /

adjective -tier or -tiest British informal

empty-headed, frivolous, or thoughtless
distracted (esp in drive someone scatty)

Derived forms of scatty

scattily, adverbscattiness, noun

Word Origin for scatty

C20: from scatterbrained
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