Definition of FLIGHTY

flighty

Adjective Satellite

  • guided by whim and fancy
    • "flighty young girls"
  • unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

Adj

  • Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
  • That flies easily or often.
  • Swift.

Adjective

  • Fickle, irresponsible, or easily excited.

Examples

  • A flighty strategy, constantly changing, rarely leads to a Scrabble victory.

Origin / Etymology

From flight + -y. Compare Dutch vluchtig (“volatile; fleeting; cursory”), German flüchtig (“volatile; fleeting; momentary; quick”), Danish flygtig (“elusive; evasive”), Swedish flyktig.

Synonyms

flyaway, head-in-the-clouds, nervous, scatterbrained, skittish, spooky

Scrabble Score: 17

flighty: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
flighty: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flighty: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

flighty: valid Words With Friends Word