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)

  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.

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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)

  1. (of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision.
    They were all being very indecisive about what to wear to the party.
  2. (of a contest etc.) inconclusive or uncertain
    The outcome of the race was so indecisive.

Antonyms

  • decisive

Derived terms

  • indecisiveness
  • indecisively

Related terms

  • indecision

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