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as in excitable
easily excited by nature
you have to be quiet while the deer are grazing, as they are flighty animals and will run if they hear you
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as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity
flighty and giggly preteens at their first dance
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Recent Examples of flighty
Ever since the girls’ dad (Michael Hitchcock) came out as gay, their parents have been separated but also inseparable, in part because their flighty mom (Stephanie Faracy) is still in love with him.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
But to me, the ultimate foundation is humility, being grounded, having your feet really connected to the earth — not being too flighty and too knowing of everything.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
Her exceptional debut album was 2022’s Hypnos, a flighty R&B piece featuring Steve Lacy, Kaytranada, and Fousheé, among others.
—Madelyn Dawson, SPIN, 14 Aug. 2024
The smoky timber of Okonedo’s voice endows Regina with a queenly confidence, despite her flighty circumstances.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
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Judy Berman, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
But to me, the ultimate foundation is humility, being grounded, having your feet really connected to the earth — not being too flighty and too knowing of everything.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
Her exceptional debut album was 2022’s Hypnos, a flighty R&B piece featuring Steve Lacy, Kaytranada, and Fousheé, among others.
—Madelyn Dawson, SPIN, 14 Aug. 2024
The smoky timber of Okonedo’s voice endows Regina with a queenly confidence, despite her flighty circumstances.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flighty
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Thank you for being the most generous, excitable, magical crowds, and for breaking the all time attendance record for the stadium all 3 nights.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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There’s naïve Jill (Nicola Turner and then, in adulthood, Helena Wilson), excitable Ruby (Sophia Ally and Ophelia Lovibond), and fretful Gloria (Nancy Allsop and Leanne Best); and then—played by Lara McDonnell as a teen and by Donnelly in a pointed piece of double-casting as an adult—there’s Joan.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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After all, these goofy buddy comedies aren’t really for the critics, right?Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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But that’s like the goofiest (expletive) move in the history of the UFC.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Tyler Hines did such an amazing job of being a mentor this season, and a supporter for all of us nervous guys in the middle of a competition.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Read more Auto giants are getting nervous about the prospect of mega fines as EV demand falters ‘Europe’s Detroit’ built a thriving car industry.Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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Packed with silly hijinks, this 2004 comedy also stars Kristin Chenoweth and Kristin Davis.Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Staff take part in silly skits and showcase rare albums that have not been digitized from the station's giant record collection.Meira Gebel, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
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On 10 nights each season, the Brothers Manning pile into their Monday Night Football sidecar, offering football junkies a bracing dose of hardcore X’s and O’s that’s regularly leavened by an almost giddy irreverence.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Miss Pettigrew can be a bit too giddy for its own good, but Adams matches that flamboyance at every giggly step.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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With dwindling options, Iran also withdrew its allied militias, recognizing that fighting for Assad would be futile.Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
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This prospect seems likely because the ACLU is poised to pursue the case if the government drops out, making withdrawal by the new Trump administration potentially futile.Catherine Cole, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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The 52-year-old star rose to fame playing the ditzy teenager, Kelly Bundy, on the sitcom Married... with Children for 10 years until 1997.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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In 1987, Sorkin was a regular on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, playing the show’s comic relief: the ditzy, leggy, Noo Yawk–accented Calliope Jones.Abraham Josephine Riesman, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Flighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flighty. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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