scatterbrained

English

Etymology

From scatter +‎ brained.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskætə(ɹ)ˌbɹeɪnd/

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Adjective

scatterbrained (comparative more scatterbrained, superlative most scatterbrained)

1. Having the qualities of a scatterbrain: absent-minded, forgetful, easily distracted.

Derived terms

• scatterbrainedness

Related terms

• go haywire

Translations

having the qualities of scatterbrain

Bulgarian: вятърничав (bg) (vjatǎrničav), лекомислен (bg) (lekomislen) Czech: lehkomyslný (cs) Esperanto: ventanima Finnish: hajamielinen (fi) French: écervelé (fr) German: nachlässig (de), vergesslich (de) Japanese: おっちょこちょい (ja) (otchokochoi) Macedonian: леко́мислен (lekómislen), вете́ринчав (vetérinčav) Norman: êcoquevilyi Persian: کالیو (fa) (kâliv) Polish: roztrzepany (pl) Russian: легкомы́сленный (ru) (lexkomýslennyj) Swedish: tankspridd (sv), virrig (sv), tanklös (sv) Turkish: ebleh (tr), alık (tr), bön (tr)

absent-minded — see absent-minded