adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having the qualities of a scatterbrain: absent-minded, forgetful, easily distracted.

Adjective

1. 1
   guided by whim and fancy wordnet
2. 2
   lacking sense or discretion wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

adriftafloatalternatingamorphousblankbrainless

Antonyms

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memorious

Example

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"If you weren't so scatterbrained, you wouldn't always fall for the same trick."

Etymology

From scatter + brained.

Related phrases

absent minded

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