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flighty
/ˈflaɪti/
adj 3
Collocations
4VERB + FLIGHTY
know, slowed, told
FLIGHTY + NOUN
birds, species
PREP.
down, from
ADV.
immediately
Definitions
adj
1
Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
2
That flies easily or often.
"We know that flighty birds suffer from greater risk of raptor predation, and I assume that it is useful to understand the effects of urbanization because flighty species may be more vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbance."
3
Swift.
Permanent way and other checks then somewhat slowed down this flighty progress.
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"We know that flighty birds suffer from greater risk of raptor predation, and I assume that it is useful to understand the effects of urbanization because flighty species may be more vulnerable to ant
Wiktionary02
Permanent way and other checks then somewhat slowed down this flighty progress.
Wiktionary03
Tom is flighty when it comes to projects.
Tatoeba · #1197696804
My boss accused me of being flighty, so I immediately quit.
Tatoeba · #1197697405
People have told me I'm flighty.
Tatoeba · #12139743Usage Notes
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