flightier; flightiest
1
: swift
2
: lacking stability or steadiness:
a
: easily upset : volatile
a flighty temper
b
: easily excited : skittish
a flighty horse
c
: capricious, silly
Examples of flighty in a Sentence
an actress who specializes in playing silly, flighty women
you have to be quiet while the deer are grazing, as they are flighty animals and will run if they hear you
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Top-notch casting is the cherry on top, with Lily James as the supremely likable Cinderella, Richard Madden as her down-to-earth prince, Cate Blanchett as the detestable stepmother with her own imperfect backstory, and Helena Bonham Carter as one lovably flighty fairy godmother.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
After all, the film’s emotional fulcrum lies in Gromit sacrificing his beloved marrow to save his flighty master’s life.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
In the opening chapter, 14-year-old Lu (Maren Heary) spends the summer with her grandparents, learning to sail and birdwatch and heal from her tumultuous relationship with her flighty mother, Jen (Lauren Sweetser).
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Florence Viala, a company member since 1994, brings a flighty self-assurance to the central role of Lyubov.
—Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
After all, the film’s emotional fulcrum lies in Gromit sacrificing his beloved marrow to save his flighty master’s life.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
In the opening chapter, 14-year-old Lu (Maren Heary) spends the summer with her grandparents, learning to sail and birdwatch and heal from her tumultuous relationship with her flighty mother, Jen (Lauren Sweetser).
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Florence Viala, a company member since 1994, brings a flighty self-assurance to the central role of Lyubov.
—Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Flighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flighty. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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