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batty
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bat·ty  (bt)
adj. bat·ti·er, bat·ti·est Slang
Crazy; insane.

[From bats in the belfry.]

batti·ness n.

batty [ˈbætɪ]
adj -tier, -tiest Slang
1. insane; crazy
2. odd; eccentric
[from bat2; compare the phrase have bats in the belfry]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.battybatty - informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

batty
adjective crazy, odd, mad, eccentric, bats (slang), out there (slang), nuts (slang), barking (slang), peculiar, daft (informal), crackers (Brit. slang), queer (informal), insane, lunatic, loony (slang), barmy (slang), off-the-wall (slang), touched, nutty (slang), potty (Brit. informal), oddball (informal), off the rails, cracked (slang), bonkers (slang, chiefly Brit.), cranky (U.S., Canad., & Irish informal), dotty (slang, chiefly Brit.), loopy (informal), crackpot (informal), out to lunch (informal), barking mad (slang), out of your mind, outré, gonzo (slang), screwy (informal), doolally (slang), off your trolley (slang), round the twist (Brit. slang), up the pole (informal), off your rocker (slang), not the full shilling (informal), as daft as a brush (informal, chiefly Brit.), wacko or whacko (slang) some batty uncle of theirs
Translations
batty [ˈbætɪ] ADJ (battier (compar) (battiest (superl))) (esp Brit) → chiflado, chalado

batty [ˈbæti] adj (= barmy) [person] → toqué(e); [idea, behaviour] → loufoque

batty
adj (+er) (Brit inf) → verrückt; person alsoplemplem pred (inf); to go battyüberschnappen (inf)

batty [ˈbætɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) (person) → svitato/a, strambo/a; (behaviour, idea) → strampalato/a
I must be going batty! → sto proprio rimbambendo!
batty [ˈbætɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) (person) → svitato/a, strambo/a; (behaviour, idea) → strampalato/a
I must be going batty! → sto proprio rimbambendo!

batty bat


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