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As a singer, I float around. I'm kind of scatty, bouncing around a lot. I try to adapt to what's going on around me in the song and the arrangement.
Daryl Hall

Meaning of "scatty" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCATTY

From scatterbrained.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCATTY

scatty  [ˈskætɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCATTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scatty is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SCATTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scatty in the English dictionary

The definition of scatty in the dictionary is empty-headed, frivolous, or thoughtless. Other definition of scatty is distracted.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCATTY


basmati
bəzˈmætɪ
batty
ˈbætɪ
bratty
ˈbrætɪ
cattie
ˈkætɪ
catty
ˈkætɪ
chapati
tʃəˈpætɪ
chatty
ˈtʃætɪ
Cincinnati
ˌsɪnsɪˈnætɪ
fatty
ˈfætɪ
flatty
ˈflætɪ
mattie
ˈmætɪ
natty
ˈnætɪ
Patti
ˈpætɪ
patty
ˈpætɪ
paty
ˈpætɪ
ratty
ˈrætɪ
Scarlatti
skɑːˈlætɪ
tattie
ˈtætɪ
tatty
ˈtætɪ
Togliatti
ˌtɒlɪˈætɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCATTY

scatterbrain
scatterbrained
scattered
scattered showers
scatteredly
scatterer
scattergood
scattergram
scattering
scatteringly
scatterling
scattermouch
scattershot
scattery
scattier
scattiest
scattily
scattiness
scatting
scaturient

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCATTY

atty
Beatty
betty
chupatty
Getty
gnatty
Hanratty
hotty
kitty
nonfatty
petty
potty
pretty
Scotty
shitty
slutty
squatty
the nitty-gritty
titty
witty

Synonyms and antonyms of scatty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scatty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCATTY

Find out the translation of scatty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scatty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scatty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

scatty
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scatty
570 millions of speakers

English

scatty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दीवाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سكاتى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сумасшедшим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scatty
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খেপা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

farfelu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scatty
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schusslig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

注意が散漫な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

scatty
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scatty
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Scatty
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scatty
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपुरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scatty
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scatty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

божевільним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

smintit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

scatty
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

getikt
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scatty
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scatty
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scatty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCATTY»

The term «scatty» is regularly used and occupies the 87.283 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCATTY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scatty

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3 QUOTES WITH «SCATTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scatty.
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Rory Bremner
When I think back to my childhood, it's with a mixture of amusement and embarrassment. I was always forgetting things. My mum called me scatty because I could never sit still. But there was no sense I was suffering from a medical condition as such.
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Daryl Hall
As a singer, I float around. I'm kind of scatty, bouncing around a lot. I try to adapt to what's going on around me in the song and the arrangement.
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Gary Numan
My dad was a baggage handler at Heathrow and careful with money. He worked hard and had three jobs when I was young. I wish I'd inherited his care for money. Sadly, I've grown up to be rather scatty when it comes to finances.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCATTY»

Discover the use of scatty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scatty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Magician
“Of course,” Scatty said evenly. “And he didn't think it was worth telling us?” Josh snapped. Roux looked over at the raised voice, and Josh took a deep breath and continued in a hoarse whisper. “What else isn't he telling us?” he demanded.
Michael Scott, 2008
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Shazzan
My own favourite had always been plastic sacks, but I didn't tell Scatty that. On that first day they set off with Mrs B whistling and scatty stepping along in time with her music. It seemed to work very well because Flicka and I could hear them  ...
Pauline Braddock, 2012
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The First Codex
Scatty shook her head. “It's no legend. Many cases have been recorded throughout history,” she said evenly. “I've even witnessed a couple myself. It can happen in a heartbeat, and the fire, which usually starts in the stomach andlungs, burns ...
Michael Scott, 2012
4
The Scatty Squirrel
This delightful rhyming tale is about a pretty but rather too carefree red squirrel who learns a timely lesson..... a Christmas theme.
Helen Shanahan, 2004
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Alchemist
he thought. Scatty darted forward, and in the last moment before she reached the Wall of roots, she dived straight into the opening, swords crossed over her chest. Flamel and Iosh looked at one another in the brief moment that followed . . . and ...
Michael Scott, 2007
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Renascence
Scatty won't let it happen. I can tell you that much. He ain't gonna let this go down.” “Are you brain blown? Scatty might as well be dead.” “What? I don't believe you. You don't know nothin' about Scatty. I'm gonna go see.” As he stalked off ...
P. D. Skelton
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Love, and All That Jazz
Our Siamese cat, Scatty, was a gift from Beverly for Amanda's birthday. In recognition of the cat's sometimes bewildered dignity she had been named in honour of Stan Laurel. But Amanda, then only two years old, had some difficulties saying ...
Laurie Lewis, 2013
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The Necromancer
loan ofArc straightened and tapped her friend's shoulder. “\“Vhat?” Scatty looked up. loan nodded toward the hill. The twenty-two sabertoothed tigers had gathered on the brow. They were joined by two more, and then another four appeared.
Michael Scott, 2010
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Reading Lyrics
Zim bam boddle-ool Zim bam boddle-oo! I-Ioodle ah da wah rla! Hoodle ah da wah dal Scatty wah! Scatty wah! Yeah! Oh. Jonah, he lived in de whale. Oh, Jonah, he lived in de whale. F0' he made his home in Dat fish's abdomenOh, Jonah, ...
Robert Gottlieb, Robert Kimball, 2000
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Not My Thing
She is a little scatty in the head and has caused him a lot of trouble. He just wants to lose her for two weeks so he can do a business deal. He consulted me and I thought of the Whipping room. It's an ideal place to keep this woman. It's only for ...
James Hadley Chase, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCATTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scatty is used in the context of the following news items.
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Father Ted star Mrs Doyle recalls the unholy fun of it all
Pauline McLynn was the earnest, scatty priest's housekeeper Mrs Doyle in the sitcom. Her catchphrase was "You will, you will, you will," as she pressed tea upon ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
2
"My driving is a safe kind of chaotic. Scatty but slow..."
MY SISTER is driving me to Stansted Airport. Right now she's navigating a junction on the M11, so that we might merge with traffic on the A120 and she is getting ... «Irish Examiner, Feb 15»
3
A Lifelong Stylist on Her Inspirations, Vogue, and Taking Risks
She's still a little scatty, but her career since then has been no joke — she's the right-hand woman to British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman, and also a ... «New York Magazine, Feb 15»
4
Emerald Fennell on the Call the Midwife Christmas special: "It's …
"[I'm a] bit scatty which is incredibly annoying. I wish I wasn't," she continues. "You know there are those people who've got everything in their diary and they ... «Radio Times, Dec 14»
5
HSO Delivers Promising, Creative Start To The New Season
"Hoodle-ah da-wa-da," sang bass-baritone soloist Kevin Deas as the character named Sportin' Life from Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess'', "Scatty Wah!" A huge ... «Hartford Courant, Oct 14»
6
Leicester Tigers' injury-hit squad not looking for sympathy, says …
“Unfortunately, they were more accurate than us at crucial moments and it was quite a scatty game because neither side put many phases together. “It came ... «Leicester Mercury, Sep 14»
7
'Scatty as hell' camogie powerhouse helps to bag well-deserved …
"Scatty as hell" was how the family of Cork camogie powerhouse Briege Corkery described her last night after she left her handbag behind her in the train station ... «Irish Examiner, Sep 14»
8
Scatty middle-aged mum 'reborn as jihacker's wife'
A WHITE British woman has joined Isis terrorists in Syria and has revealed a desire to behead Christians personally with a “blunt knife”. The woman, a convert to ... «The Sunday Times, Aug 14»
9
Hacking trial: 'Scatty' personal assistant who ran Brooks' life
Cheryl Carter was one of two personal assistants to Ms Brooks and between them they effectively ran the former editor's life; dealing with her banking, doing her ... «Financial Times, Jun 14»
10
Phone-hacking trial: case against Rebekah Brooks's PA 'preposterous'
"She's a bit scatty perhaps, but many would find that to be an endearing quality save in the dock of the Old Bailey, where it is of course, the hallmark of a criminal ... «The Guardian, Jun 14»

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