batty

ˈbæti

battierbattiest

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Definition of batty - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

informal

mentally irregular or slightly crazy

My uncle is a bit batty but lovable.

crazy

loony

behavior

odd or eccentric in behavior

Her batty ideas always surprise us.

eccentric

odd

quirky

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Expressions with batty

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go batty

become crazy or eccentric suddenly

After the long meeting, he started to go batty.

Origin of batty

English, bat (crazy) + -y (adjective)

Examples of batty in a sentence

The batty professor forgot his own lecture.
His batty behavior amused the neighbors.
The batty professor wore mismatched shoes.

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French:cinglé, excentrique, ...
German:verrückt, ...
Italian:matto, strampalato, ...
Spanish:chiflado, excéntrico, ...
Portuguese:maluco, esquisito, ...
Chinese:疯疯癫癫的, 古怪的, ...
Japanese:変わり者の, 風変わりな, ...
Arabic:غَرِيب الأَطْوَار, غَرِيب, ...
Hebrew:מְשֻׁגָּע, אַקְסְצֶנְטְרִי, ...
Russian:чокнутый, чудаковатый, ...
Ukrainian:божевільний, дивний, ...
Hindi:सनकी, विचित्र, ...
Bengali:পাগলাটে, অদ্ভুত, ...
Catalan:tocat, excèntric, ...
Czech:praštěný, švihlý, ...
Danish:skør, excentrisk, ...
Dutch:gek, gekke, ...
Greek:παλαβός, ...
Hungarian:bogaras, különc, ...
Khmer:ឆ្កួតបន្តិច, ចម្លែកៗ, ...
Korean:엉뚱한, 괴짜 같은, ...
Persian:دیوانه, دیوانه‌وار, ...
Polish:szurnięty, dziwaczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):maluco, esquisito, ...
Romanian:trăsnit, excentric, ...
Swedish:tokig, knasig, ...
Thai:บ้าเล็กน้อย, แปลกประหลาด, ...
Turkish:kaçık, tuhaf, ...
Vietnamese:khùng, kỳ quặc, ...

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