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scatty

[skat-ee]

adjective, scat·ti·er, scat·ti·est. British Informal.

scatterbrained.

Origin:
1910–15; apparently scatt(erbrain) + -y¹

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scatty (ˈskætɪ)

—*adj* , -tier, -tiest
1.	empty-headed, frivolous, or thoughtless
2.	distracted (esp in drive someone scatty)

[C20: from scatterbrained]

'scattily

—*adv*

'scattiness

—n

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