as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity
We love her as a friend but she's way too scatty to be relied upon for anything important.
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Recent Examples of scatty
A lot of her frenetic, scatty energy came from Bronte Carmichael, who was the voice performer for Robin.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
And Eve’s a bit scatty and all over the place, and Villanelle’s so lush and confident.
—David Kamp, WSJ, 5 Nov. 2018
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
And Eve’s a bit scatty and all over the place, and Villanelle’s so lush and confident.
—David Kamp, WSJ, 5 Nov. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scatty
Adjective
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Dead Snow, though, bearing a poster that’s as good as the actual film, prides itself on its constant assault of goofy violence.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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Despite the lack of bombast, The Alters tells a compelling and heartfelt narrative, with some goofier moments to break up the unrelenting drama.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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Jeff: This has been such a silly way to seed the in-season tournament.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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The director relishes delivering more of the brutal horror sequences that were the first film’s hallmark, but unlike 28 Days Later’s tight, suffocating narrative, here the story is more sprawling — and a whole lot sillier.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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This is for sure: Acuna makes just $17 million per year despite everything, and Braves officials are beyond giddy.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Pixar’s first feature is still the template for every great movie the studio has made since: earned emotions; ripping action sequences; dead-on insights into human nature; and lots of giddy, witty, silly laughs.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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The researchers said their findings should not suggest afforestation and carbon offsetting are futile.—
Hayley Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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And beneath that fear lies a corrosive belief that resistance is futile.—
Elisa Manfredini,
Time,
14 June 2025
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“Scatty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scatty. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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