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View usage for: (bæti) Word forms: comparative battier, superlative battiestadjectiveIf you say that someone is batty, you mean that they are rather eccentric or slightly crazy. [British, informal, disapproval] Laura's going a bit batty. ...some batty uncle of theirs. Synonyms: eccentric, odd, bats [slang], out there [slang] More Synonyms of batty (ˈbætɪ) adjectiveWord forms: -tier or -tiest slang Word origin C20: from bat2; compare the phrase have bats in the belfrybatty in American English (ˈbæti) adjectiveWord forms: ˈbattier or ˈbattiest Examples of 'batty' in a sentencebatty And things soon go batty for the misunderstood minor.Is anyone else a bit confused, or are we just going batty?But if critics rave at most of his work, audiences go positively batty.It all sounds a bit batty but it's as sweet as honey.An interesting, some might say slightly batty, suggestion for a fashion designer to make.Look out, she's gone batty! Definition eccentric He struck me as a game sort, if ever so slightly batty. Synonyms bats (slang) out there (slang) daft (informal) barmy (slang) oddball (informal) bonkers (slang, mainly British) loopy (informal) gonzo (slang) as daft as a brush (informal, mainly British) Additional synonymsDefinition slightly crazy an inventive and dotty comedy show Synonyms crazy, wacky, touched, peculiar, eccentric, batty (slang), off-the-wall (slang), potty (British, informal), oddball (informal), loopy (informal), crackpot (informal), out to lunch (informal), out there (slang), outré, doolally (slang), off your trolley (slang), up the pole (informal), wacko or whacko (slang, old-fashioned), off the air (Australian, slang), porangi (New Zealand), daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition unusual or peculiar She'd always been odd, but not to this extent. Synonyms peculiar, strange, unusual, different, funny, out there (slang), extraordinary, bizarre, weird, exceptional, eccentric, abnormal, queer, rum (British, old-fashioned), deviant (old-fashioned), unconventional, far-out (slang, old-fashioned), quaint, kinky (informal), off-the-wall (slang), outlandish, whimsical, oddball (informal), out of the ordinary, offbeat, left-field (informal), freakish, freaky (slang), wacky (informal), wacko (slang, old-fashioned), outré, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) surreal off-the-wall humour Synonyms weird, odd, strange, out there (slang), bizarre, extraordinary, fantastic, astonishing, curious, peculiar, eccentric, queer, singular, far-out (slang), outlandish, oddball (informal), left-field (informal), freakish, daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) - battlefield
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