/ ˈskæti; NAmE / adjective
( scat·tier , scat·ti·est ) ( BrE , informal ) tending to forget things and behave in a slightly silly way
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: abbreviation of scatterbrained (see scatterbrain ).
/ ˈskæti; NAmE / adjective
( scat·tier , scat·ti·est ) ( BrE , informal ) tending to forget things and behave in a slightly silly way
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: abbreviation of scatterbrained (see scatterbrain ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005