scatty
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈskæti/
- UK
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distraído
- Nora was never as good in school—not slow, just scatty.
Examples
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I feel like I can't move because you guys know I'm so scatty and I'm loud and I do things too quickly.
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The scatty bimbo, Amy.
Blog text (34) -
I was a bit scatty last night.
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And how is our scatty little filly?
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I'm a horse trainer, not a head doctor for scatty horses.
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The hat, pushed back on her forehead, gave Violet a scatty look.
Fiction book (1992) -
The scatty bimbo Amy "I shave my back" Pinto can be seen on video ordering more booze for a nearly dead Thomas Kinkade.
Blog text (34) -
Nick listened to the busy signal at the Manchesters' and thought of Quinn, warm, determined, and dependable, the complete opposite of her scatty sister, Zo.
Fiction book (2000) -
It sounds as if you are doing wonderfully well, and you are so enthusiastic and willing to try new things and to learn from others, but your students' excuses made me laugh because throughout her school days our scatty elder daughter was hopelessly disorganised, never remembered her PE kit, never handed her homework in on time, and rarely managed to turn up for a lesson with the correct books.
Blog text (4) -
Despite her talent for painting, Sophia often forgets to bring her brushes because she's so scatty.
Synonyms
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4.0
Not paying attention because your mind is somewhere else
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7.3
A person who is not organized, easily distracted, and often forgets things
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5.9
A person who often does not pay attention and forgets small things like keys
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5.8
Likely to lose attention when other things happen
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7.8
Easily distracted and not paying full attention
Thinking deeply about something else and not noticing what is around you
Not able to think clearly and often doing silly things
A person who does not think clearly and often forgets simple things
Antonyms
How Focused
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word scatty comes from the idea of being 'scattered' in the head and is like the word scatter, which means 'to throw about'. So someone who is scatty has thoughts all over the place, which is why it means 'absent-minded' or 'easily distracted'.