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scatter-brained

scatter-brained is the alternative spelling of scatterbrained.

Meaning of scatterbrained

Adjective

scatterbrained (comparative more scatterbrained, superlative most scatterbrained)

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

Forms of scatter-brained

comparativemore scatter-brained
superlativemost scatter-brained

Questions about scatter-brained

What is scatter-brained the alternative spelling of?
Scatter-brained is the alternative spelling of scatterbrained.

Words near scatter-brained in the dictionary

  1. scatter rug
  2. scatter rugs
  3. scatter site
  4. scatter sites
  5. scatter'd
  6. scatter-brained
  7. scatter-gun
  8. scatter-guns
  9. scatter-plot
  10. scatter-stories
  11. scatter-story

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