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Scatterbrained Definition & Meaning

scatterbrained
adjective
  1. lacking sense or discretion; "his rattlebrained crackpot ideas"; "how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott
  2. guided by whim and fancy; "flighty young girls"

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What does scatterbrained mean?
lacking sense or discretion; "his rattlebrained crackpot ideas"; "how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott guided by whim and fancy; "flighty young girls"
What part of speech is scatterbrained?
Scatterbrained is an adjective.
How many definitions does scatterbrained have?
Scatterbrained has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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