scatty

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • Rhymes: -æti

Etymology 1[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

scatty (comparative scattier, superlative scattiest)

  1. (slang, British) Scatterbrained; flighty.
  2. (UK, Liverpool, slang) messy; filthy; disgusting
Translations[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Shortening of Scatophagus, the genus name

Noun[edit]

scatty (plural scatties)

  1. A fish of species Scatophagus tetracanthus.

Etymology 3[edit]

scat +‎ -y; see scat (“brief shower of rain”).

Adjective[edit]

scatty

  1. (dialect) showery; rainy
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