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flighty adjective [ ˈflʌɪti ]

• fickle and irresponsible.
• "you may be seen as too flighty and lightweight for real responsibility"
Similar: fickle, erratic, changeable, inconstant, irresolute, mercurial, skittish, whimsical, capricious, volatile, unsteady, unstable, unbalanced, impulsive, irresponsible, flippant, giddy, silly, frivolous, light-minded, feather-brained, scatterbrained, reckless, wild, careless, thoughtless, heedless, carefree, insouciant, dippy, dopey, nutty, dappy, batty, dotty, scatty, ditzy,
Opposite: steady, responsible,
Origin: mid 16th century: from flight + -y1.


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