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flighty

UK/ˈflaɪti/ US/ˈflaɪti/ rare dated

adjective

1.

irresponsibly frivolous

  • “flighty young girls”
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2.

absent-mindedly irresponsible

  • “he said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor”
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Origin

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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