Meaning & use
ditzy
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silly or scatterbrained, especially in a way regarded as characteristic of an empty-headed person.
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She played the ditzy best friend in the sitcom, always forgetting her lines within the story.
He seemed ditzy at first, but he was actually one of the sharpest people in the room.
A note on using this word
Informal and often used in a mildly dismissive or affectionate way; can come across as belittling if applied seriously to someone's intelligence.
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scatterbrainedfeatherbrainedflighty
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