flighty








adjective, flight·i·er, flight·i·est.

  1. given to flights of fancy; capricious; frivolous.
  2. slightly delirious; light-headed; mildly crazy.
  3. irresponsible: He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.
  4. Archaic. swift or fleet.

adjective flightier or flightiest

  1. frivolous and irresponsible; capricious; volatile
  2. mentally erratic, unstable, or wandering
  3. flirtatious; coquettish
adj.

1550s, “swift,” later (1768) “fickle or frivolous,” originally of skittish horses; from flight (n.1) + -y (2). Related: Flightiness.

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