rattlebrained

[rat-l-breynd] / ˈræt lˌbreɪnd /

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bird-brained adj.
ditsy adj.
harebrained adj.

ADJECTIVE

bird-brained

Synonyms

WEAK

addle-brained addle-headed addle-pated airheaded empty-headed featherbrained flighty harebrained rattlepated scatterbrained scatty silly

ADJECTIVE

ditsy

Synonyms

WEAK

airbrained airheaded daffy dippy dipsy dizzy dopey eccentric empty giddy goofy inane kooky scatterbrained

ADJECTIVE

harebrained

Synonyms

WEAK

absurd asinine barmy bizarre careless changeable crazy dizzy empty-headed featherbrained flighty foolish frivolous giddy half-baked heedless inane irresponsible loony mindless preposterous rash reckless scatterbrained unstable unsteady wacky wild

Antonyms

WEAK

brainy intelligent reasonable sensible smart thoughtful

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She was a rattlebrained fool who would undoubtedly giggle and take it as a great joke when the Cauldron-Born came for him.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

Why, Jack, Jack, what a thoughtless, rattlebrained chap you are.

From Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series by Hemyng, Bracebridge

Through a rattlebrained friend of theirs, one Nancy Spencer, they agree to take a boy from the Hopeton Orphanage.

From Why the Chimes Rang: A Play in One Act by McFadden, Elizabeth Apthorp

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