flighty

adjective

ˈflī-tē How to pronounce flighty (audio)
Definition of flightynext
1
as in excitable
easily excited by nature 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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2
as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity flighty and giggly preteens at their first dance

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Recent Examples of flighty Your 5th House of Euphoria welcomes in the flighty Moon, which makes this a time for fun experimentation rather than tedious drudgery. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026 Nick and Jules’ sister Portia is a real trip, an alternately flighty and haughty mean girl played to devilishly effervescent perfection by Dickinson scene stealer Gus Birney. — Judy Berman, Time, 26 Mar. 2026 But wispy flighty sails cannot express devotion to a stone. — Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026 People have the desire to evolve together, and get past the minor annoyances of a Gemini being too flighty for an intense Scorpio or a Leo’s dramatics overshadowing Taurus’s kindness. — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flighty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flighty
  1. excitable
  2. goofy
  3. nervous
  4. silly
  5. giddy
  6. futile
Adjective
  • For perspective, listen to Cubs manager Craig Counsell, who is not exactly excitable or prone to exaggeration.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • When an excitable teenager cut in front of my dad, Frankenstein — without saying a word — gestured for the kid to be patient and wait, patted my dad on the back and posed for a picture.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of excitable
Adjective
  • And even though Buffett’s gone, his music still spread goofy fun in Fort Worth Saturday night.
    — Jake Harris July 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
  • Is there a goofier archetype than the too-intense tennis star?
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of goofy
Adjective
  • Because people are nervous that Tesla’s robotaxi is going to completely take over the autonomous-vehicle market and mobility overall.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • For anyone nervous about bringing up price, Bascombe says preparation is the best confidence booster.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of nervous
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  • Every season of Strange New Worlds has featured at least one episode that emphasizes Star Trek’s silly side (and this may not be the last such outing in season four).
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The silly yellow fruit that became a part of their culture was freighted, from the start, with suggestive meaning.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of silly
Adjective
  • Bailey and Hedges should be giddy about programming PitchCom to account for everything their new battery mate can toss their way.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Most appealing of all are those moments at which McLoughlin turns into an eager chatelaine, not so much dropping names as introducing them to one another, in the hope of a giddy intellectual chemistry.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of giddy
Adjective
  • However, year after year, predicting Preller’s midsummer machinations has proved a largely futile endeavor.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • Now an Oda envoy and renowned strategist named Kanbei Kuroda (Masaki Suda) has come to Murashige’s fortress to convince him that resistance is futile.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
Definition of futile

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