flyaway

[ flahy-uh-wey ]

/ ˈflaɪ əˌweɪ /

adjective

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

flighty; frivolous; giddy.

ready for flight: flyaway aircraft.

Nearby words

fly-strike, fly-tipping, fly-to-let, fly-tying, fly-up, flyaway, flyback, flybelt, flyblow, flyblown, flyboat

Origin of flyaway

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

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Examples from the Web for flyaway

The moment Flyaway reached the house, she rushed into the parlor to tell her mother the news.
Dotty Dimple's Flyaway|Sophie May
"We think of going on a cruise in the Flyaway," said Thomas.
Little By Little|William Taylor Adams
But she called us flyaway flutterbudgets, and she said I'd ruin your career, if I did marry you.
Miss Billy's Decision|Eleanor H. Porter
Flyaway had not expected to be suspended so high in the air.
Dotty Dimple At Home|Sophie May

Frank Thompson, in spite of his earnest protest, was put on board the schooner, and the Flyaway's head was turned to the north.
Little By Little|William Taylor Adams

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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