scatty
[ skat-ee ]
Origin of scatty
11910–15; apparently scatt(erbrain) + -y1
Words Nearby scatty
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How to use scatty in a sentence
"Charaton scatty" is the phonetic spelling of "Charretins écartés," two creeks separated by a short distance.
"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)
Origin of scatty
1C20: from scatterbrained
Derived forms of scatty
- scattily, adverb
- scattiness, noun
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