Batty

Batty
Batty Bat"ty (b[a^]t"t[y^]), a. 1. Belonging to, or resembling, a bat. ``Batty wings.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. Crazy; demented; loony; nuts; as, her constant gabbing is driving me batty. [Colloq.]

Syn: bats. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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