/ ˈbæti; NAmE / adjective
( informal , especially BrE ) ( of people or ideas ) slightly crazy, in a harmless way
➡ note at mad
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from bat (the animal) + -y .
/ ˈbæti; NAmE / adjective
( informal , especially BrE ) ( of people or ideas ) slightly crazy, in a harmless way
➡ note at mad
••
WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from bat (the animal) + -y .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005