"scatterbrained" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈskætə(ɹ)ˌbɹeɪnd/ Forms: more scatterbrained [comparative], most scatterbrained [superlative]
Etymology: From 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 Derived forms: scatterbrainedness 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)

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