flighty

adj
/ˈflaɪti/

Etymology

From flight + -y. Compare Dutch vluchtig (“volatile; fleeting; cursory”), German flüchtig (“volatile; fleeting; momentary; quick”), Danish flygtig (“elusive; evasive”), Swedish flyktig.

  1. derived from *plewk-
  2. inherited from *fluhti
  3. inherited from flyht
  4. inherited from flight
  5. suffixed as flighty — “flight + y

Definitions

  1. Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.

  2. 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."
  3. Swift.

    • Permanent way and other checks then somewhat slowed down this flighty progress.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA