flighty
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/ˈflaɪti/
Definition of flighty
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
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adj
- Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
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That flies easily or often.
“"We know that flighty birds suffer from greater risk of raptor predation, and I assume that it is useful to understand the effects of urbanization because flighty species may be more vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbance."”
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(dated)Swift.
“Permanent way and other checks then somewhat slowed down this flighty progress.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From flight + -y. Compare Dutch vluchtig (“volatile; fleeting; cursory”), German flüchtig (“volatile; fleeting; momentary; quick”), Danish flygtig (“elusive; evasive”), Swedish flyktig.
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