scatterbrained

scatterbrained
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. absentminded, flighty, harebrained, daft, dizzy (inf.), daffy (inf.), barmy (Brit. sl.). See folly.Ant., organized, levelheaded.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. silly, giddy, irrational; see illogical , stupid 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
flighty, giddy, brainless, frivolous, *bubbleheaded, *airheaded, *dizzy, *a space case, *off in the ozone, harebrained, *ditzy, *like duh.
ANT.: *on the ball, *with it, *savvy, sharp
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Given to hghthearted silliness: empty-headed, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, frothy, giddy, harebrained, lighthearted, silly. Informal: gaga. Slang: birdbrained, dizzy. See ABILITY.

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