batty
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8.4
- adjective
- /ˈbæti/
- Offensive
- Oh, and the geography thing drove me absolutely batty as well.
- drives me batty
- gone batty
- slightly batty
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Examples
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It drives me absolutely batty when I read articles like this.
Blog text (15) -
- Are you goin' batty?
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I thought you were a batty man.
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Having too much time on your hands can drive you slightly batty.
Blog text (12) -
Will my teenagers drive me completely batty before they come of age?
Blog text (31) -
Some of the alternative research was quite plainly batty.
Academic text (1990) -
Poor Celia's quite batty, you know, up there in New Hampshire with those eight or nine small boys.
Fiction book (2001) -
He felt trapped, almost desperate, stuck there with this batty old man.
Fiction book (1998) -
The kids are outside playing alligator, and Joey's drivin' me batty.
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Sometimes, my cat does such silly things that she drives me completely batty.
Synonyms
578
8.6
Very crazy or doing things that show bad judgment
100
5.9
Odd in a funny or silly way
89
5.0
Acting in a wild and uncontrolled way
64
7.2
Being a little crazy in a funny or strange way
54
8.2
Strange and silly in a way people call crazy
28
8.0
Acting or feeling very strange
26
9.9
Not behaving in a normal or sensible way
26
5.8
Silly in a way that is slightly funny
25
8.0
Slightly strange in a funny, pleasant way
20
7.9
A person who behaves in a slightly crazy or silly way
16
8.6
Very wild and out of control, seeming crazy
10
9.9
An informal word for very crazy and hard to believe
8
8.6
Used informally to describe someone who behaves in a strange or silly way
7
9.3
A bit crazy or silly in a strange way
7
7.4
Someone who acts a little crazy
4
8.1
Acting strange or not thinking clearly
4
7.7
Funny in a strange or silly way
4
8.4
Acting nervous and strange in a way you cannot predict
4
8.2
Being silly and slightly crazy in a way that seems funny and harmless
2
8.5
Someone who behaves in a slightly strange or silly way
2
9.8
Acting or feeling very silly and not thinking clearly, often as a joke
2
8.8
Acting very silly and not thinking in a sensible way
1
9.3
To be very confused or act in a strange way
1
9.0
Very strange and silly in a way that seems crazy
1
8.1
Mentally confused and behaving wildly
1
9.8
Strange in a funny or slightly crazy way
1
9.9
Very silly or clearly crazy
1
8.4
Being a little crazy or foolish
1
8.9
Acting in a strange, unusual way that others find odd
A little strange in a harmless, friendly way
A little strange and silly
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Etymology
Batty is an informal word for 'crazy' that likely comes from the animal bat — picture tiny bats flying in your head, as in the old phrase 'bats in the belfry'. That's why batty describes someone acting a little mad or strange.