flyaway
adjective
fly·away
ˈflī-ə-ˌwā 
1
: loose and flowing especially because of unconfined fullness at the back
a flyaway jacket
2
: of, relating to, or being an aircraft that is ready to fly
the plane's flyaway price
3
of hair
: very thin and light : difficult to keep tidy
Her hair was the blond flyaway variety, sometimes looking as if it was exploding from her scalp …—
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Neugebauer is small and quick, with flyaway black hair, straight black brows crossing a narrow face, and intent gray-green-golden eyes, like a fox’s.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Accessories include two curlers (clockwise and counterclockwise) that look and feel similar to Dyson’s 1.2-inch barrels, a flyaway tool, a round volumizer brush, a smoothing brush and a hair smoother.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
This kit also includes a flyaway attachment for your smoothest hair yet.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2023
The straightener’s smart heat sensor adapts to your hair type so there’s overall less hair spillage on the sides of the plates and no flyaway hairs.
—Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2023
In building the set, Cohen built a 3D diorama model with flyaway walls of her different recollections.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Oct. 2023
The Supersonic comes with a flyaway attachment, diffuser, styling concentrator, and wide tooth comb and gentle air attachments.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Aug. 2023
In comparison, the original Supersonic comes with five attachments: diffuser, styling concentrator, wide tooth comb, gentle air, and flyaway attachment.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 16 Aug. 2023
That is one of the biggest flyaway zones for migratory birds.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Accessories include two curlers (clockwise and counterclockwise) that look and feel similar to Dyson’s 1.2-inch barrels, a flyaway tool, a round volumizer brush, a smoothing brush and a hair smoother.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
This kit also includes a flyaway attachment for your smoothest hair yet.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2023
The straightener’s smart heat sensor adapts to your hair type so there’s overall less hair spillage on the sides of the plates and no flyaway hairs.
—Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2023
In building the set, Cohen built a 3D diorama model with flyaway walls of her different recollections.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Oct. 2023
The Supersonic comes with a flyaway attachment, diffuser, styling concentrator, and wide tooth comb and gentle air attachments.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Aug. 2023
In comparison, the original Supersonic comes with five attachments: diffuser, styling concentrator, wide tooth comb, gentle air, and flyaway attachment.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 16 Aug. 2023
That is one of the biggest flyaway zones for migratory birds.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
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“Flyaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flyaway. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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