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shatterbrained

shatterbrained adjective: disordered or wandering in intellect; hence, heedless; wild.

Adjective

shatterbrained (comparative more shatterbrained, superlative most shatterbrained)

  1. disordered or wandering in intellect; hence, heedless; wild
    Synonyms:
    shatterpated, shatter-pated

Synonyms of shatterbrained

Forms of shatterbrained

comparativemore shatterbrained
superlativemost shatterbrained
alternative formshatter-brained

Origin of shatterbrained

From shatter + brained.

Questions about shatterbrained

What does shatterbrained mean?
Shatterbrained means disordered or wandering in intellect; hence, heedless; wild.
What part of speech is shatterbrained?
Shatterbrained is an adjective.

Words near shatterbrained in the dictionary

  1. shatter the ice
  2. shatterability
  3. shatterable
  4. shatterbox
  5. shatterboxes
  6. shatterbrained
  7. shattercane
  8. shattercanes
  9. shattercone
  10. shattercones
  11. shattered

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