the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Belonging to, or resembling, a bat.
adj. Crazy; demented; loony; nuts.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Of or resembling a bat; battish.
n. Rice while growing.
n. A measure for rice in India, equal to 120 pounds. McElrath, Com. Dict.
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adj. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
Word Usage
"In August of 1998, when North Korea tried to launch unsuccessfully a three-stage missile, it overflew Japan, and the Japanese population went absolutely batty, which is quite understandable."