"scatterbrained" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more scatterbrained [comparative], most scatterbrained [superlative]
Etymology: scatter + brained Etymology templates: {{compound|en|scatter|brained}} scatter + brained Head templates: {{en-adj}} scatterbrained (comparative more scatterbrained, superlative most scatterbrained)
  1. Having the qualities of a scatterbrain: absent-minded, forgetful, easily distracted. Categories (topical): Personality Related terms: go haywire Translations (having the qualities of scatterbrain): вятърничав (vjatǎrničav) (Bulgarian), лекомислен (lekomislen) (Bulgarian), lehkomyslný (Czech), ventanima (Esperanto), hajamielinen (Finnish), écervelé (French), nachlässig (German), vergesslich (German), おっちょこちょい (otchokochoi) (Japanese), леко́мислен (lekómislen) (Macedonian), вете́ринчав (vetérinčav) (Macedonian), êcoquevilyi (Norman), کالیو (kâliv) (Persian), roztrzepany (Polish), легкомы́сленный (lexkomýslennyj) (Russian), tankspridd (Swedish), virrig (Swedish), tanklös (Swedish), ebleh (Turkish), alık (Turkish), bön (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-scatterbrained-en-adj--XHTxotg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with redundant script codes

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      "sense": "having the qualities of scatterbrain",
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      "sense": "having the qualities of scatterbrain",
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      "sense": "having the qualities of scatterbrain",
      "word": "roztrzepany"
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      "sense": "having the qualities of scatterbrain",
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      "sense": "having the qualities of scatterbrain",
      "word": "tankspridd"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having the qualities of scatterbrain",
      "word": "virrig"
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      "sense": "having the qualities of scatterbrain",
      "word": "tanklös"
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having the qualities of scatterbrain",
      "word": "alık"
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      "sense": "having the qualities of scatterbrain",
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