scatty

scat·ty

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skat-ee]
- /ˈskæt i/
- /ˈskæt.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skat-ee]
- /ˈskæt i/

Definitions of scatty word

abbreviation SCATTY scatterbrained. 1
adjective scatty absent-minded 1
adjective scatty If you describe someone as scatty, you mean that they often forget things or behave in a silly way. 0
adjective scatty empty-headed, frivolous, or thoughtless 0
adjective scatty distracted (esp in drive someone scatty) 0
adjective scatty silly, foolish, or crazy 0

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Origin of scatty

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

1910-15; apparently scatt(erbrain) + -y1

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Parts of speech for Scatty

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Scatty

scatty popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

scatty usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for scatty

adj scatty

addlebrained — having an addle brain; muddled; stupid
addlepated — addlebrained.
airheaded — Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
bird-brained — silly; stupid
birdbrained — a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.

adjective scatty

forgetful — apt to forget; that forgets: a forgetful person.
giddy — affected with vertigo; dizzy.
absent — If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
absentminded — so lost in thought that one does not realize what one is doing, what is happening, etc.; preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one's immediate surroundings.
abstracted — Someone who is abstracted is thinking so deeply that they are not fully aware of what is happening around them.

All 11 Synonyms of scatty