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Shatterbrained vs Scatterbrained - What's the difference?

shatterbrained | scatterbrained |

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