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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Adjective
scatty (comparative scattier, superlative scattiest)
- (slang, British) Scatterbrained; flighty.
- (UK, Liverpool, slang) messy; filthy; disgusting
Translations
Etymology 2
Shortening of Scatophagus, the genus name
Noun
scatty (plural scatties)
- A fish of species Scatophagus tetracanthus.
Etymology 3
scat + -y; see scat (“brief shower of rain”).
Adjective
scatty
- (dialect) showery; rainy