batty

adjective

bat·ty ˈba-tē

battier; battiest

Synonyms of batty next

: of, relating to, or resembling a bat

… the monster envelopes her in its batty wings and zips off to another world …—

Sara Boboltz

: lacking reason or mental soundness : foolish, irrational

batty ideas

I'm doing the battiest things: leaving my phone in the fridge and forgetting my keys.—

Kate Spicer

… all work and no play will drive you batty.—

Adam Pockross

… Old Man Winter refuses to take his snowball and go home. So we're stuck inside a little bit longer, maybe going a little batty after six months of winter.—

Joel Schlesinger

: extremely irritated, angry, or aggressive

… the relatively minor annoyances that for some reason get your goat and drive you batty.—

JR Raphael

Nothing drives me battier than overpaying for something I don't even enjoy.—

Cherie Low

… it's anyone's guess precisely why the Canadiens veteran forward went batty on New York Islanders rookie Nino Niederreiter …—

Dave Stubbs

battiness noun

Balancing a hat on top of a hat, David Dobkin's ''Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'' tries to add even more humor to an event already legendary for its excesses and battiness. —

Jeannette Catsoulis

She is believable as the often-confused but resourceful Alice, giving her a little touch of battiness. —

Kathy Lauer-Williams

Examples of batty in a Sentence

a batty old lady who lives with 100 cats

Recent Examples on the Web Twitter’s most recent version of the bird logo has a rationale (PDF) that is way less batty, but not necessarily less studied. —

Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2023 Your kids will go batty for this fun and colorful pillow project, which doubles as cool bedroom Halloween decor. —

Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2022 Bat microbiomes aren't distinctly batty. —

Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2020 The turnovers drove Arians absolutely batty. —

Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2020 That’s not to say a phone, laptop or a smartwatch will suddenly go batty after two years; the process is usually much more subtle than that. —

Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023 The invented exploits of the Harfoots and their star-man guest may drive purists batty. —

James Poniewozik, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2022 An average person might go mildly batty listening to piped-in Christmas tunes for 10 hours a day, five days a week, for two months, but among the theme park staff are genuine believers. —

Melena Ryzik Stacy Kranitz, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022 This healthy dollop of Christmas camp, which is a little batty by even Netflix holiday movie standards, is eager to give Lohan something to do. —

K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2022 See More

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