different between flighty vs indecisive
flighty
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)
- Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
- (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."
- 2013, Diego Gil, Henrik Brumm, Avian Urban Ecology
- (obsolete) Swift.
Translations
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indecisive
English
Etymology
in- +? decisive
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nd??sa?s?v/
- Rhymes: -a?s?v
Adjective
indecisive (comparative more indecisive, superlative most indecisive)
- (of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision.
- They were all being very indecisive about what to wear to the party.
- (of a contest etc.) inconclusive or uncertain
- The outcome of the race was so indecisive.
Antonyms
- decisive
Derived terms
- indecisiveness
- indecisively
Related terms
- indecision
Translations
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