flightier
flightier is the comparative form of flighty.
Meaning of flighty
Adjective
flighty (comparative flightier, superlative flightiest)
- Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
- That flies easily or often.
- "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
- Swift.
- Permanent way and other checks then somewhat slowed down this flighty progress.1962 July, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Modern Railways, page 44
Questions about flightier
- What is flightier the comparative form of?
- Flightier is the comparative form of flighty.
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