Batty
adjective
Acting a bit crazy or silly.
Don't mind her, she's just a bit batty
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Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Very interested in or excited about someone or something.
I'm absolutely batty for chocolate cake
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Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Acting a bit crazy or silly.
Don't mind her, she's just a bit batty
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Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Very interested in or excited about someone or something.
I'm absolutely batty for chocolate cake
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Slightly Eccentric
Used to describe someone's quirky or unusual behavior in a kindhearted way.
Gran's been collecting stray cats again, she's a bit batty.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Insulting
While it implies oddness, 'batty' is not typically used as a harsh criticism.
Uncle Joe's dance moves are so batty, everyone loves them.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Charm
'Batty' carries a playful tone more suited for casual conversations.
You're acting batty today, did you have extra sugar?
Pro Tip 1/3Slightly Eccentric
Used to describe someone's quirky or unusual behavior in a kindhearted way.
Gran's been collecting stray cats again, she's a bit batty.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Insulting
While it implies oddness, 'batty' is not typically used as a harsh criticism.
Uncle Joe's dance moves are so batty, everyone loves them.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Charm
'Batty' carries a playful tone more suited for casual conversations.
You're acting batty today, did you have extra sugar?
Pro Tip 1/3Slightly Eccentric
Used to describe someone's quirky or unusual behavior in a kindhearted way.
Gran's been collecting stray cats again, she's a bit batty.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Insulting
While it implies oddness, 'batty' is not typically used as a harsh criticism.
Uncle Joe's dance moves are so batty, everyone loves them.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Charm
'Batty' carries a playful tone more suited for casual conversations.
You're acting batty today, did you have extra sugar?
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we've had all day since they arrived in this thicket another flies on her whiskers wouldn't that drive you absolutely batty and in her mouth an audition odds now of course the Flies here aren't nearly as bad as what the
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The best teams have this...
struggled to even win close games in the regular season so the next year instead of picking up another star they added Shane Battier and Shane told
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Safari Live - Day 206 PIPE...
we've had all day since they arrived in this thicket another flies on her whiskers wouldn't that drive you absolutely batty and in her mouth an audition odds now of course the Flies here aren't nearly as bad as what the
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The best teams have this...
struggled to even win close games in the regular season so the next year instead of picking up another star they added Shane Battier and Shane told
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Quote examples
Jared Dudley
American Coach
You've got to know your role. I was never built like someone who was 6-9 or 6-10, didn't have athleticism and became a good shooter. Wasn't a natural shooter. So for me, it's being smart. It's a guy, I used to look at Shane Battier; take angles, play the right way, a winner. Do all the little things.
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Simon Hoggart
British Journalist
When people move from one extreme set of views to embrace another equally batty picture of the world, they expect us to applaud their choice, as if the fact that they have rejected one form of nuttiness somehow validates the screwball views they hold now.
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Jerry Saltz
American Critic
Batty as it sounds, subject and style may choose artists, through some unfathomable cosmic means. How else to explain that even artists who enjoy what they do can be perplexed or even horrified that they're doing it?
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Eli Broad
American Businessman
In high school, I would drive my teachers batty. They would make a statement, and I would say, 'Why is that?' They didn't want to be questioned.
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Jared Dudley
American Coach
You've got to know your role. I was never built like someone who was 6-9 or 6-10, didn't have athleticism and became a good shooter. Wasn't a natural shooter. So for me, it's being smart. It's a guy, I used to look at Shane Battier; take angles, play the right way, a winner. Do all the little things.
Quote examples
Simon Hoggart
British Journalist
When people move from one extreme set of views to embrace another equally batty picture of the world, they expect us to applaud their choice, as if the fact that they have rejected one form of nuttiness somehow validates the screwball views they hold now.
Quote examples
Jerry Saltz
American Critic
Batty as it sounds, subject and style may choose artists, through some unfathomable cosmic means. How else to explain that even artists who enjoy what they do can be perplexed or even horrified that they're doing it?
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Eli Broad
American Businessman
In high school, I would drive my teachers batty. They would make a statement, and I would say, 'Why is that?' They didn't want to be questioned.
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