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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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quirky
English
Etymology
quirk +? -y
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??(r)ki
Adjective
quirky (comparative quirkier, superlative quirkiest)
- Given to quirks or idiosyncrasies; strange in a somewhat silly, awkward manner, potentially cute.
- She has a quirky laugh.
Derived terms
Translations
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