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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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
Adjective
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Myhrvold, now 66 and still the CEO of Intellectual Ventures, is jolly and excitable in conversation.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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An unexpected collaboration opportunity is very possible under today’s trine between excitable Mars and erratic Uranus.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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All well and good—even if the log-line here may remind some of you of this goofy scene from the Sex and the City movie.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Scott fares much, much better, grounding the movie’s goofier dialogue in broadly credible conviction.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
26 May 2026
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All Cayenne Electric models feature adaptive suspension, but even in Comfort mode, the Coupe felt harsh and nervous on bumpy roads.—
Tim Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2026
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In this Gallic Neverland, there’s not a safety helmet (or nervous parent) in sight, which admittedly adds to the film’s feral energy.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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Through the fuzz and the bad camera angles emerges an extraordinary catalogue of dummies, flicks, and feints, a hodge-podge of silly tricks.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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To lose that would be silly now.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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These graduates were probably giddy and should be excited about the pathways ahead.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Their giddy, ebullient speech, as Campagne literally leaped into his co-star’s arms, was a joyful high in the ceremony.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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The series follows an upstanding family man who spirals into a life of crime after killing someone in a bicycle accident, driven by the noble but futile goal of never hurting anyone ever again.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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But this story has a happier, less futile ending.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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“Flighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flighty. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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