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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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as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity
flighty and giggly preteens at their first dance
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Recent Examples of flighty
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.
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Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
Lest he be dismissed as a flighty lefty, Danbank revealed some details about his family’s political history.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Big investors including pensions and insurance companies with long-term liabilities are seen as better sources of capital for multiyear corporate loans than banks funded by short-term deposits, which can be flighty, private credit operators told CNBC.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
Matilda, a recent high school graduate, has grown up with a flighty mother and a revolving door of homes.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
Lest he be dismissed as a flighty lefty, Danbank revealed some details about his family’s political history.
—Steve Buckley, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Big investors including pensions and insurance companies with long-term liabilities are seen as better sources of capital for multiyear corporate loans than banks funded by short-term deposits, which can be flighty, private credit operators told CNBC.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
Matilda, a recent high school graduate, has grown up with a flighty mother and a revolving door of homes.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flighty
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Skeptical journalists, excitable influencers, and industry insiders alike all climbed aboard an open-top bus for a sightseeing tour of London that culminated at a cramped and stifling-hot theater.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
7 Dec. 2025
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This can bring a more adventurous, excitable and expansive energy to our interactions and lives.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Dec. 2025
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Her content is uniquely her — slightly more goofy than her older sister's, but equally as captivating and with confidence building at the forefront.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
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Finally, a Game of Thrones spin-off for those with a goofier side to them.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2025
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Fantasy managers were nervous about investing in Brown due to possible rotation but one per cent of them were rewarded with a goal, an assist and the scouting bonus.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Hundreds of thousands of fans, sitting in bars throughout the city, watched televisions in nervous silence.—
Jenna Thompson
June 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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A lot of the silly AI hardware products that have launched and failed tried to do too much.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
10 Dec. 2025
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Earnest, sappy, Burtonesque, silly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
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Wayne Brady, Billy Porter and Harvey Fierstein are giddy with excitement for the preview of their upcoming production Encores!—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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The future shotstopper was out the door and sprinting in giddy celebration up a street near Bloemfontein before the players had even begun their shimmy.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Repeating the futile methods of the past will yield no new results.—
Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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His futile dreams of Mexico were not a metaphor for a life frustrated by unresolved dreams.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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“Flighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flighty. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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