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    flighty
    /ˈflʌɪti/

    adjective

    • 1. fickle and irresponsible: "her mother was a flighty Southern belle"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLIGHTY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    FLIGHTY definition: 1. (especially of a woman) not responsible and likely to change activities, jobs, boyfriends, etc…. Learn more.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFLIGHTY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    FLIGHTY meaning: 1. (especially of a woman) not responsible and likely to change activities, jobs, boyfriends, etc…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › flightyFlighty Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : swift. 2. : lacking stability or steadiness: a. : easily upset : volatile. a flighty temper. b. : easily excited : skittish. a flighty horse. c. : capricious, silly. flightily. ˈflī-tə-lē. adverb. flightiness. ˈflī-tē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. excitable. fiddle-footed. fluttery. high-strung. hyperactive. hyperexcitable. hyperkinetic. jittery.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFLIGHTY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you say that someone is flighty, you disapprove of them because they are not very serious or reliable and keep changing from one activity, idea, or partner to another.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › flightyFlighty - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you're flighty, you're flaky and a little bit thoughtless. Flighty people change their minds and plans at the drop of a hat. Flighty people are unreliable and irresponsible — they often forget appointments, show up late, and change their minds about important things at the last minute.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › flightyFlighty - definition of flighty by The Free Dictionary

    Define flighty. flighty synonyms, flighty pronunciation, flighty translation, English dictionary definition of flighty. adj. flight·i·er , flight·i·est 1. a. Given to capricious or unstable behavior. b. Characterized by irresponsible or silly behavior. 2. Easily excited;...

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishflighty adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of flighty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › flighty_adjflighty, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective flighty. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. flighty has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. medicine (1800s) horses and riding (1820s)

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordFLIGHTY - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    If you say that someone is flighty, you disapprove of them because they are not very serious or reliable and keep changing from one activity, idea, or partner to another.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryFLIGHTY definition in American English - Collins Online...

    1. given to flights of fancy; capricious; frivolous. 2. slightly delirious; light-headed; mildly irrational. 3. irresponsible. He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.