lacking sense or discretion; "his rattlebrained crackpot ideas"; "how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott
Used in a Sentence
scatty
How to use scatty in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for scatty.
Editorial note
And my whole train of thought feels so... scatty, if that's the right word for it.
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Quick take
lacking sense or discretion; "his rattlebrained crackpot ideas"; "how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of scatty gathered in one view.
lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for scatty.
adjective
lacking sense or discretion; "his rattlebrained crackpot ideas"; "how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott
See also: rattlebrained, rattlepated, scatterbrained
adjective
lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
See also: absent, absentminded, abstracted
Example sentences
And my whole train of thought feels so... scatty, if that's the right word for it.
Maybe I haven't expressed my self properly - I apologise, I wouldn't by any stretch of the imagination describe myself as scatty or unfocused.
If you're naturally scatty and unfocused, you need a supervisor who can rein you in and give you some direction; if you tend towards hyperfocusing, you need a supervisor who can broaden your interests and allow you to make connections you would have missed.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use scatty in a sentence?
And my whole train of thought feels so... scatty, if that's the right word for it.
What does scatty mean?
lacking sense or discretion; "his rattlebrained crackpot ideas"; "how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott
What part of speech is scatty?
scatty is commonly used as adjective.