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scatterbrained

adjective

guided by whim and fancy

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Word Facts

Word length
14
Starts with
S
Ends with
D
Contains
CATTERBRAINE
Scrabble score
19
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. guided by whim and fancy

    “flighty young girls”

adjective

  1. lacking sense or discretion

    “his rattlebrained crackpot ideas”

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Example Sentences

flighty young girls
his rattlebrained crackpot ideas
{'source': 'Glenway Westcott', 'text': "how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"}

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