featherbrain
Americannoun
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Underneath, of course, Eve's just another malicious featherbrain who got into the agenting business because she was flattered to be asked to betray a secretive ex-lover.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 21, 2010
But with its air of sly sophistication it could also be taken as a subtler parody of standardized featherbrain farce.
From Time Magazine Archive
“And look! There’s one of Sis Crow’s nephews. That featherbrain owes Gum Baby some money.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
I prayed he didn’t tell Karl and Perilee what a featherbrain their new neighbor was.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
The image Cibber presents of himself as a charming, good-natured, thick-skinned featherbrain is as true as Pope’s of himself as a patient, humorous, objective moralist.
From A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope by Cibber, Colley
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