How to use batty in a sentence. / ˈbæt̬·i / add to word list foolish or crazy (definition of batty from the cambridge academic content dictionary © cambridge university press) In modern vernacular, especially within british english, “batty” is primarily used to describe a person as being a bit crazy, silly, or out of touch See examples of batty used in a sentence. If you say that someone is batty, you mean that they are rather eccentric or slightly crazy. Meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the oxford english dictionary
Definition of batty adjective from the oxford advanced learner's dictionary (of people or ideas) slightly crazy, in a way that causes no harm She has some batty ideas, but they sometimes work I'd go batty if i lived here Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Batty (plural batties) (west indian slang, mle, mte) the buttocks or anus
Batty originally meant like a bat, with the eccentric meaning arising from the expression bats in the belfry, which means crazy or not right in the head. Batty synonyms, batty pronunciation, batty translation, english dictionary definition of batty Bat·ti·er , bat·ti·est informal mentally deranged American heritage® dictionary of the english language, fifth edition.
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