Scatty (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The scatty expression on her face was a clear indication that her mind was elsewhere, occupied by worries and troubles that seemed insurmountable.
- With a scatty glaze in his eyes, the absent-minded professor would often pause mid-sentence, unable to recall what he was talking about just moments before.
- His scatty gaze would wander across the room, skipping from one fascinating trinket to another, a sign of a restless, creative energy.
- After receiving some disquieting news, her eyes took on a scatty quality, a constant searching and searching that hinted at her deeply unsettled mind.
- She had a scatty manner, often becoming lost in thought as if chasing down some elusive idea that seemed always to hover just out of reach.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Lacking sense or discretion; "his rattlebrained crackpot ideas"; "how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She was always a bit scatty, prone to dashing off on wild goose chases without thinking things through.
- After a few too many drinks, he got quite scatty and began telling outlandish stories that no one believed.
- The teenage boy was scatty and easily distracted, often getting into trouble for not paying attention in class.
- As a result of her scatty nature, she was always misplacing important papers and forgetting crucial deadlines.
- The professor was a brilliant mind, but also quite scatty, often forgetting where he was going or why he had called the meeting in the first place.