batty

adjective

bat·ty | \ ˈba-tē

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battier; battiest

Definition of batty

1 : of, relating to, or resembling a bat

2 : mentally unstable : crazy

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a batty old lady who lives with 100 cats

Recent Examples on the Web Remember Tipper Gore’s batty crusade against rap records? — Kyle Smith, National Review, "Of Course There’s a Muppet Trigger Warning," 22 Feb. 2021 Donald Trump and Joe Biden sent video messages — both of which drove me a little batty at times. — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, "Amy Coney Barrett and the Best of America," 5 Oct. 2020 That’s why Joe Biden’s battle-for-the-soul-of-America business drives me batty. — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, "The Democrats Can’t Come to the Rescue When They Dance with the Devil," 24 Aug. 2020 Yet Dujardin’s commitment to his batty character is unflinching. — Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Indie Focus: A lost voice returns with ‘The Half of It’," 1 May 2020 Yet Dujardin’s commitment to his batty character is unflinching. — Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Indie Focus: A lost voice returns with ‘The Half of It’," 1 May 2020 Yet Dujardin’s commitment to his batty character is unflinching. — Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, "‘Deerskin’ Review: Swayed by Suede," 30 Apr. 2020 If a bat virus similar to RaTG13 got into an animal already infected with a coronavirus which boasted an RBD better suited to infecting humans, a basically batty virus with a more human-attuned RBD might well arise. — The Economist, "The origin of covid-19 The pieces of the puzzle of covid-19’s origin are coming to light," 2 May 2020 The Batty caves are not now notably batty but were undeniably home to batty occupants around 1964. — John Phillips, Car and Driver, "Tested: 1995 Land Rover Defender 90 Goes Nowhere, Man," 24 Mar. 2020

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“Batty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batty. Accessed 7 May. 2021.

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batty

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of batty

informal

: foolish or silly

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batty

adjective

bat·ty | \ ˈba-tē

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battier; battiest

Kids Definition of batty

: crazy sense 1

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