rattlebrained

An old-fashioned adjective describing someone who is silly, thoughtless, or lacking in mental focus.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv für eine Person, die dumm, gedankenlos oder unfähig ist, sich zu konzentrieren.

1. Foolish or scatterbrained C1 informal

   Lacking good sense, judgment, or discretion; prone to acting without thinking.

   • He made a rattlebrained decision to quit his job without a backup plan.
   • Her rattlebrained comments during the meeting embarrassed everyone.
   • Don't be so rattlebrained; think before you speak.

   🇩🇪Leichtsinnig oder unbesonnen

   Synonyme: empty-headedfeatherbrainedflightyfoolishgiddyharebrainedscatterbrainedsillythoughtless

   Antonyme: astuteclearheadeddiscreetjudiciouslevelheadedprudentsensibleshrewdwise

• more rattlebrained comparative form
• most rattlebrained superlative form