bat·ty

(băt′ē)

adj. bat·ti·er, bat·ti·est Informal

Mentally deranged; crazy.

[From bats in the belfry.]

bat′ti·ness n.

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battiness

(ˈbætɪnəs)

the characteristic of being batty; craziness; insanity; eccentricity

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