What is "battier"

a. (en-comparativebatty)

1. adj. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" [syn: balmy, barmy, bats, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky]

2. [also: battiest, battier]

See batty

Battier is a French surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Henrietta Battier (c. 1751–1813), Irish poet, satirist, and actress
• Marc Battier (born 1947), French composer and musicologist
• Shane Battier (born 1978), American retired basketball player