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flibbertigibbety

flibbertigibbety adjective: like a flibbertigibbet; flighty; scatterbrained.

Adjective

flibbertigibbety (comparative more flibbertigibbety, superlative most flibbertigibbety)

  1. Like a flibbertigibbet; flighty; scatterbrained.

Forms of flibbertigibbety

comparativemore flibbertigibbety
superlativemost flibbertigibbety

Origin of flibbertigibbety

From flibbertigibbet + -y.

Questions about flibbertigibbety

What does flibbertigibbety mean?
Flibbertigibbety means like a flibbertigibbet; flighty; scatterbrained.
What part of speech is flibbertigibbety?
Flibbertigibbety is an adjective.

Words near flibbertigibbety in the dictionary

  1. flibanserin
  2. flibbergib
  3. flibbergibs
  4. flibbertigibbet
  5. flibbertigibbets
  6. flibbertigibbety
  7. flibberty-gibbet
  8. flibberty-gibbets
  9. flibbets
  10. flibustier
  11. flibustiers

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