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scatty

adj

Etymology

From scat + -y; see scat (“brief shower of rain”).

  1. derived from *skatn-✻
  2. derived from *skattaz✻ — “cattle, kine, wealth”
  3. derived from skattr — “wealth, treaure”
  4. inherited from sċeatt — “property, goods”
  5. inherited from scet
  6. suffixed as scatty — “scat + y”

Definitions

  1. Scatterbrained

    Scatterbrained; flighty.

  2. Messy

    Messy; filthy; disgusting.

  3. A fish of species Scatophagus tetracanthus.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Showery

      Showery; rainy.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA