flightier; flightiest
1
: swift
2
: lacking stability or steadiness:
a
: easily upset : volatile
a flighty temper
b
: easily excited : skittish
a flighty horse
flightily adverb
flightiness noun

Examples of flighty in a Sentence

an actress who specializes in playing silly, flighty women you have to be quiet while the deer are grazing, as they are flighty animals and will run if they hear you
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Word History

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of flighty was in 1552

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Cite this Entry

“Flighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flighty. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

flighty

adjective
flightier; flightiest
1
: easily excited : skittish
flighty horses
2
flightily adverb
flightiness noun

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