rattlebrained

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rat·tle·brained

 (răt′l-brānd′)
adj.
Giddy and talkative; foolish.
rat′tle·brain′ (-brān′) n.
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Adj.1.rattlebrained - lacking sense or discretion; "his rattlebrained crackpot ideas"; "how rattlepated I am! I've forgotten what I came for"- Glenway Westcott
rattlepated, scatterbrained, scatty
foolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
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