| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In a flighty manner.[Websters]
2. In a reckless, scatterbrained or impetuous manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a harebrained, lightheaded, heedless or thoughtless manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a lightsome, light or volatile manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a skittish or playful manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a rash, light-headed, frivolous or light-minded manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In an inconsiderate, impulsive, negligent or inadvertent manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a mercurial, quick or swift manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In an erratic, inconstant or inconsistent manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective flighty.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (flighty) | 1. Guided by whim and fancy; "flighty young girls".[Wordnet]. 2. Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses).[Wordnet]. 3. Absent-mindedly irresponsible; "he said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor".[Wordnet]. 4. Fleeting; swift; transient.[Websters]. 5. Indulging in flights, or wild and unrestrained sallies, of imagination, humor, caprice, etc.; given to disordered fancies and extravagant conduct; volatile; giddy; eccentric; slighty delirious.[Websters]. 6. Being giddy, light-headed or dizzy.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being fickle, inconstant, volatile, capricious or changeable.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being frivolous, flippant, shallow, futile or irresponsible.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being light, lightsome or airy.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Seldom used base adjective of the adverb flightily.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FLIGHTILY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: flighty
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Adjective] Fleeting; swift. The flighty purpose never is o'ertook.. | 2: [Adjective] Wild; indulging the sallies of imagination.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | |
| Slang | Adjective. Source: Linguistic 101 students at the University of Oregon. Definition: Hyper. Context: Used to describe someones state of being. Social Source: Developmentally Disabled. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] Given to unplanned, and silly ideas or actions. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
