As adjectives the difference between shatterbrained and scatterbrained
is that shatterbrained is disordered or wandering in intellect; hence, heedless; wild while scatterbrained is having the qualities of a scatterbrain.
shatterbrained
English
Alternative forms
* shatter-brained
Adjective
(
en adjective)
disordered or wandering in intellect; hence, heedless; wild
Synonyms
* shatterpated, shatter-pated scatterbrained
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Having the qualities of a scatterbrain.
absent-minded, forgetful, distractable.
Related terms
* go haywire