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shatterbrained

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shat-ter-brained
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

disordered or wandering in intellect; hence, heedless; wild

Etymology

From shatter + brained.

Inflected Forms

more shatterbrained (comparative) most shatterbrained (superlative) shatter-brained (alternative)

Synonyms

shatterpated shatter-pated

Questions

What does shatterbrained mean?
disordered or wandering in intellect; hence, heedless; wild
Where does shatterbrained come from?
From shatter + brained.

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