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scatterbrained scatterbrained definition

scatterbrained


 
  Overview  of  adj  scatterbrained 
 
  The  adj  scatterbrained  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  rattlebrained,  rattlepated,  scatterbrained,  scatty  --  (lacking  sense  or  discretion;  "his  rattlebrained  crackpot  ideas";  "how  rattlepated  I  am!  I've  forgotten  what  I  came  for"-  Glenway  Westcott) 
  2.  flighty,  head-in-the-clouds,  scatterbrained  --  (absent-mindedly  irresponsible;  "he  said  I  was  too  flighty  to  be  a  good  supervisor") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  scatterbrained 
 
  2  senses  of  scatterbrained 
 
  Sense  1 
  rattlebrained,  rattlepated,  scatterbrained,  scatty 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  foolish)  ->  wise 
 
  Sense  2 
  flighty,  head-in-the-clouds,  scatterbrained 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  irresponsible)  ->  responsible 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  scatterbrained 
 
  2  senses  of  scatterbrained 
 
  Sense  1 
  rattlebrained,  rattlepated,  scatterbrained,  scatty 
  =>  foolish  (vs.  wise) 
 
  Sense  2 
  flighty,  head-in-the-clouds,  scatterbrained 
  =>  irresponsible  (vs.  responsible) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  scatterbrained 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  scatterbrained 
 
  scatterbrained  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  scatterbrained 
  scatterbrained 
 
  Overview  of  adj  scatterbrained 
 
  The  adj  scatterbrained  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  rattlebrained,  rattlepated,  scatterbrained,  scatty  --  (lacking  sense  or  discretion;  "his  rattlebrained  crackpot  ideas";  "how  rattlepated  I  am!  I've  forgotten  what  I  came  for"-  Glenway  Westcott) 
  2.  flighty,  head-in-the-clouds,  scatterbrained  --  (absent-mindedly  irresponsible;  "he  said  I  was  too  flighty  to  be  a  good  supervisor") 



scatterbrained definition