flightiness

[flahy-tee]

flight·y

[flahy-tee]
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.

Origin:
1545–55; flight1 + -y1

flight·i·ly, adverb
flight·i·ness, noun
un·flight·y, adjective


1. mercurial, undependable, irresponsible.

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flighty (ˈflaɪtɪ)
 
adj , flightier, flightiest
1.  frivolous and irresponsible; capricious; volatile
2.  mentally erratic, unstable, or wandering
3.  flirtatious; coquettish
 
'flightily
 
adv
 
'flightiness
 
n

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