different between flighty vs headish

English

Etymology

From flight +? -y. Compare Dutch vluchtig (“volatile; fleeting; cursory”), German flüchtig (“volatile; fleeting; momentary; quick”), Danish flygtig (“elusive; evasive”), Swedish flyktig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fla?ti/

Adjective

flighty (comparative flightier, superlative flightiest)

1. Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
2. (of a bird) That flies easily or often.
   • 2013, Diego Gil, Henrik Brumm, Avian Urban Ecology

     "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. (obsolete) Swift.

Translations

English

Etymology

From head +? -ish.

Adjective

headish (comparative more headish, superlative most headish)

1. (Britain dialectal) Headstrong.
2. (Britain dialectal) Testy.
3. (Britain dialectal) Flighty.

References

• headish at OneLook Dictionary Search
• headish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.