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écervelé — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dizzy adj Feeling unsteady, faint, or as though the surroundings are spinning.
  • flibbertigibbet noun An offbeat, skittish person; especially said of a young woman.
  • mindless adj Done without thought, purpose, or care.
  • scatterbrained adj Having the qualities of a scatterbrain: absent-minded, forgetful, easily distracted.

Senses

écervelé is used for these senses in English:

  • dizzy Empty-headed, scatterbrained or frivolous; ditzy.
  • flibbertigibbet An offbeat, skittish person; especially said of a young woman.
  • mindless Showing a lack of forethought or sense.
  • scatterbrained Having the qualities of a scatterbrain: absent-minded, forgetful, easily distracted.

dizzy — full definition

  1. adj Feeling unsteady, faint, or as though the surroundings are spinning.
  2. adj Silly, scatterbrained, or empty-headed.

flibbertigibbet — full definition

  1. noun An offbeat, skittish person; especially said of a young woman.
  2. noun A flighty person; someone regarded as silly, irresponsible, or scatterbrained, especially someone who chatters or gossips.
  3. noun An imp, a fiend.

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