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flighty Definition

flighty (flīt′ē)

adjective flight′i·er, flight′i·est

  1. given to sudden whims; not taking things seriously; frivolous or irresponsible
  2. easily excited, upset, etc.

Etymology: flight + -y

flighty Related Forms

flight′i·ly adverb flight′i·ness noun

flighty Synonyms

flighty

modif.

capricious, fickle, giddy; see changeable 1, irresponsible, silly.

flighty Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

feel: Well, I'm usually a rum and coke fan, but maybe I'm feeling a bit more flighty this evening.

Modifies a noun

  • butterfly: The flighty white butterfly was a Green-veined White ( corrected entry ).
  • creature: He posits a peculiar weak version of the individual, a flighty creature cruelly ensnared by the authoritarian institution of marriage.
  • cousin: Science fiction is the flirty, flighty, naughty cousin of popular science.
  • melody: Rare Breed's tunes owe less to riffs and more to flighty melodies hopping between instruments.
  • wife: The sullen husband, the flighty wife, is no longer there to plague the innocent spouse.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: There were a number of them, but they were very flighty and it took me ages to get a decent image.
  • rather: They were rather flighty and moved along the beach after a couple of minutes.
  • quite: The birds roam over a large area between the Church and the lower slopes of the hill and can be quite flighty.
  • too: Some ducks are just too flighty to come in over stronger species.
  • so: This was extremely difficult because they were so flighty.
  • even: But she too regarded monogamy as the natural state of grace, while hoping that even flighty ladies might attain it.