batty

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular“it used to drive my husband balmy”Synonyms: balmybarmybatsbonkersbuggycrackedcrackersdaftdottyfruityhaywirekookykookielocoloonyloopynutsnuttyround the bendaround the bendwackywhacky
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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