scatterbrained

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Typical of the movie’s scatterbrained nature is the small drama it creates, then discards, about Guthrie’s past: He lived in Germany for years, though no one seems interested in whether this ended before the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

From that starting point, despite his many successes, there has been a steady pileup of scatterbrained gaffes and mix-ups.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2024

Admirers call the animal “Bullwinkle” or “Rutt,” the latter in homage to a scatterbrained moose from the movie “Brother Bear.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

Weaver amused while stepping into Kimberly Schraf’s shoes as Professor Willard, the scatterbrained town historian.

From Washington Post • May 27, 2022

As Mr. Prud’homme looked at him and listened to the scatterbrained eloquence of his explanation, he could be seen rapidly losing his grip on sternness.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles