First Known Use: 1911
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scatty
adjective scat·ty \ˈska-tē\
: not having or showing the ability to think clearly
scat·ti·erscat·ti·est
Full Definition of SCATTY
chiefly British : crazy
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Origin of SCATTY
probably from scatterbrain + 1-y
Related to SCATTY
- Synonyms
- balmy, barmy [chiefly British], bats, batty, bedlam, bonkers, brainsick, bughouse [slang], certifiable, crackbrained, cracked, crackers, crackpot, cranky [dialect], crazed, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, demented, deranged, fruity [slang], gaga, haywire, kooky (also kookie), loco [slang], loony (also looney), loony tunes (or looney tunes), lunatic, mad, maniacal (also maniac), mental, meshuga (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah), moonstruck, non compos mentis, nuts, nutty, psycho, psychotic, insane [chiefly British], screwy, unbalanced, unhinged, unsound, wacko (also whacko), wacky (also whacky), wud [chiefly Scottish]
- Antonyms
- balanced, compos mentis, sane, sound, uncrazy
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