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Definitions

rattlebrained

[rat-l-breynd] / ˈræt lˌbreɪnd /
ADJECTIVE
bird-brained
Synonyms
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addle-brained addle-headed addle-pated airheaded empty-headed featherbrained flighty harebrained rattlepated scatterbrained scatty silly
ADJECTIVE
ditsy
Synonyms
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airbrained airheaded daffy dippy dipsy dizzy dopey eccentric empty giddy goofy inane kooky scatterbrained
ADJECTIVE
harebrained
Synonyms
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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
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brainy intelligent reasonable sensible smart thoughtful

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

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