scatty

scatty
UK [ˈskætɪ] / US adjective
Word forms "scatty":
adjective scatty comparative scattier superlative scattiest British informal
someone who is scatty is silly and does not think in an organized way, so that they often forget or lose things

Derived word:
scattiness
noun uncountable

English dictionary. 2014.

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