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flyaway
[ flahy-uh-wey ]
/ ˈflaɪ əˌweɪ /
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adjective
fluttering or streaming in the wind; windblown: flyaway hair.
flighty; frivolous; giddy.
ready for flight: flyaway aircraft.
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Origin of flyaway
First recorded in 1765–75; adj. use of verb phrase fly away
Words nearby flyaway
fluxmeter, fly, fly agaric, fly ash, fly at, flyaway, flyback, fly ball, flybelt, fly blind, fly blister
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British Dictionary definitions for flyaway
flyaway
/ (ˈflaɪəˌweɪ) /
adjective
(of hair or clothing) loose and fluttering
frivolous or flighty; giddy
noun
a person who is frivolous or flighty
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