Word Meanings - SCATTER-BRAINED - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Giddy; thoughtless.
Related words: (words related to SCATTER-BRAINED)
- GIDDY
silly, AS. gidig, of unknown origin, cf. Norw. gidda to shake, 1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and inclined to fall; lightheaded; - THOUGHTLESS
1. Lacking thought; careless; inconsiderate; rash; as, a thoughtless person, or act. 2. Giddy; gay; dissipated. Johnson. 3. Deficient in reasoning power; stupid; dull. Thoughtless as monarch oaks that shade the plain. Dryden. -- Thought"less*ly, - GIDDY-HEAD
A person without thought fulness, prudence, or judgment. Burton. - GIDDY-HEADED
Thoughtless; unsteady. - GIDDY-PACED
Moving irregularly; flighty; fickle. Shak.