flighty

[flahy-tee]

adjective

flightier, flightiest 

1. given to flights flight of fancy; capricious; frivolous.

   Synonyms: irresponsible, undependable, mercurial

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.

flighty

/ ˈflaɪtɪ /

adjective

1. frivolous and irresponsible; capricious; volatile

2. mentally erratic, unstable, or wandering

3. flirtatious; coquettish

Other Word Forms

• flightily adverb
• flightiness noun
• unflighty adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flighty¹

First recorded in 1545–55; flight ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

One insider who has been part of conversations about the chances of changing the leader says, "it's not flighty people, not just newbies without a clue, they're not idiots".

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But it also turns him into a lonely, rigidly neoclassicist oddball who scorns his professors, prefers books to his flighty peers and still can’t seem to take care of himself.

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When she returned for Season 3, she was slightly more magnanimous and less flighty, trying her best to achieve harmony with the rest of the cast.

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"Today’s young women know that neurotic isn’t cute. Cute isn’t cute. Neither is flustered, madcap, zany, flighty, flaky, harried or hapless - all adjectives that apply to Bridget."

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Wrens "are very flighty," he says with a laugh.

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Related Words

• capricious 
• giddy 
• unstable