flyaway

[ flahy-uh-wey ]

adjective
  1. fluttering or streaming in the wind; windblown: flyaway hair.

  2. flighty; frivolous; giddy.

  1. ready for flight: flyaway aircraft.

Origin of flyaway

1
First recorded in 1765–75; adj. use of verb phrase fly away

Words Nearby flyaway

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How to use flyaway in a sentence

  • "Guess they's eatin' dinner in here," decided flyaway, after looking about for a few seconds.

  • A fly, buzzing in from out doors, had long been trying to settle on flyaway's restless nose.

British Dictionary definitions for flyaway

flyaway

/ (ˈflaɪəˌweɪ) /


adjective
  1. (of hair or clothing) loose and fluttering

  2. frivolous or flighty; giddy

noun
  1. a person who is frivolous or flighty

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