battier; battiest
1
: of, relating to, or resembling a bat
… the monster envelopes her in its batty wings and zips off to another world …—
Sara Boboltz
Sara Boboltz2
a
: lacking reason or mental soundness : foolish, irrational
batty ideas
I'm doing the battiest things: leaving my phone in the fridge and forgetting my keys.—Kate Spicer
Kate Spicer… all work and no play will drive you batty.—Adam Pockross
Adam Pockross… Old Man Winter refuses to take his snowball and go home. So we're stuck inside a little bit longer, maybe going a little batty after six months of winter.—Joel Schlesinger
Joel Schlesinger
b
: extremely irritated, angry, or aggressive
… the relatively minor annoyances that for some reason get your goat and drive you batty.—JR Raphael
JR RaphaelNothing drives me battier than overpaying for something I don't even enjoy.—Cherie Low
Cherie Low… it's anyone's guess precisely why the Canadiens veteran forward went batty on New York Islanders rookie Nino Niederreiter …—Dave Stubbs
Dave Stubbs
battiness
noun
Balancing a hat on top of a hat, David Dobkin's ''Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'' tries to add even more humor to an event already legendary for its excesses and battiness.
—Jeannette Catsoulis
Jeannette Catsoulis
She is believable as the often-confused but resourceful Alice, giving her a little touch of battiness.
—Kathy Lauer-Williams
Kathy Lauer-Williams
Synonyms
- balmy
- barmy [chiefly British]
- bats
- bedlam
- bonkers
- brainsick
- bughouse [slang]
- certifiable
- crackbrained
- cracked
- crackers
- crackpot
- cranky [dialect]
- crazed
- crazy
- cuckoo
- daffy
- daft
- demented
- deranged
- fruity [slang]
- gaga
- haywire
- insane
- kooky
- kookie
- loco [slang]
- loony
- looney
- loony tunes
- looney tunes
- lunatic
- mad
- maniacal
- maniac
- mental
- meshuga
- meshugge
- meshugah
- meshuggah
- moonstruck
- non compos mentis
- nuts
- nutty
- psycho
- psychotic
- scatty [chiefly British]
- screwy
- unbalanced
- unhinged
- unsound
- wacko
- whacko
- wacky
- whacky
- wud [chiefly Scottish]
Examples of batty in a Sentence
a batty old lady who lives with 100 cats
Recent Examples on the Web
Terry Jones is Bedevere: a bit batty, with odd theories.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
The delightfully batty Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is loosely based on a book by Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 24 July 2024
Were the nation’s focus not on what is going on between Biden’s ears, voters would be hearing more about the truly batty things coming out of Trump’s mouth, and those of his top allies.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
As if the start of spring couldn’t get any more batty.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
The delightfully batty Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is loosely based on a book by Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 24 July 2024
Were the nation’s focus not on what is going on between Biden’s ears, voters would be hearing more about the truly batty things coming out of Trump’s mouth, and those of his top allies.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
As if the start of spring couldn’t get any more batty.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
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“Batty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batty. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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