scatty

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -æti

Etymology 1

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Adjective

scatty (comparative scattier, superlative scattiest)

1. (slang, Britain, Ireland) Scatterbrained; flighty.
2. (UK, Liverpool, slang) Messy; filthy; disgusting.

Derived terms

• scattily
• scattiness

Translations

scatterbrained

• Bulgarian: шантав (bg) (šantav)
• Czech: praštěný (cs), potrhlý, trhlý
• Galician: chalado (gl), tarabelo (gl), turuleque
• Russian: чо́кнутый (čoknutyj) m

Etymology 2

Shortening of Scatophagus, the genus name

Noun

scatty (plural scatties)

1. A fish of species Scatophagus tetracanthus.

Synonyms

• African scat, tiger scat

Etymology 3

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

Adjective

scatty

1. (dialect) Showery; rainy.