adjective
-·tier, -·ti·estBrit., Slang silly, foolish, or crazy
Origin of scatty
contr. from uncertain or unknown; perhaps scatterbrainedscatty
scat·ty 
Renee's scatty personality is evident by her messy bedroom.
The definition of scatty is British slang and means disorganized, scatterbrained or absent minded.
If you are constantly looking for your keys, wallet, glasses and other personal items, this is an example of a time when you would be described as scatty.
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adjective
scat·ti·er, scat·ti·est Chiefly BritishScatterbrained; flighty: “the scatty, glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence” ( London Review of Books )
Origin of scatty
Probably scatt(erbrain) -y 1THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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