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flightsome

flightsome adjective: marked by flight or fleeing; apt or prone to flee or take off; (by extension) not dependable; irresponsible; flaky.

Adjective

flightsome (comparative more flightsome, superlative most flightsome)

  1. Marked by flight or fleeing; apt or prone to flee or take off; (by extension) not dependable; irresponsible; flaky
    • And she's pretty, no doubt about that; but more, she's flightsome, and smiling again Bo knew he did like a girl, one in a million, who was flightsome. Just when he felt a decision was needed, a decision.2007, Ian Macpherson, Invisibility
    • “As we sailors must call a ship 'she' for her flightsome ways, Miss Amelia.”2013, Julian Stockwin, Caribbee

Forms of flightsome

comparativemore flightsome
superlativemost flightsome

Origin of flightsome

From flight + -some.

Questions about flightsome

What does flightsome mean?
Flightsome means marked by flight or fleeing; apt or prone to flee or take off; (by extension) not dependable; irresponsible; flaky.
What part of speech is flightsome?
Flightsome is an adjective.

Words near flightsome in the dictionary

  1. flights of fancy
  2. flightseeing
  3. flightseer
  4. flightseers
  5. flightshot
  6. flightsome
  7. flightsuit
  8. flightworthiness
  9. flightworthy
  10. flighty
  11. flim

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