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SCATTY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scatty mean?
• SCATTY (adjective)
The adjective SCATTY has 2 senses:
1. lacking sense or discretion
2. lost in thought; showing preoccupation
Familiarity information: SCATTY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking sense or discretion
Synonyms:
rattlebrained; rattlepated; scatterbrained; scatty
Context example:
how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for
Similar:
foolish (devoid of good sense or judgment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lost in thought; showing preoccupation
Synonyms:
absent; absentminded; abstracted; scatty
Context example:
the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence
Similar:
inattentive (showing a lack of attention or care)
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