scatty
scatty · scattier · scattiest
Scatterbrained; flightyScatterbrained; flighty.
Meaning
3 senses(Britain, Ireland, slang)Scatterbrained; flighty.
чо́кнутыйčoknutyj
(UK, slang)Messy; filthy; disgusting.
(dialectal)Showery; rainy.
More definitions
- lost in thought; showing preoccupation
- lacking sense or discretion
Translations
1 languagesРусский
scatterbrained:
Origin
From scat + -y; see scat (“brief shower of rain”).From scat + -y; see scat (“brief shower of rain”).
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Forms
scattier, scattiestSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- lost in thought; showing preoccupation:absentabsentmindedabstracted
- lacking sense or discretion:rattlebrainedrattlepatedscatterbrained
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form