Fly-away

adj

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Adjective

1
Alternative form of flyaway. alt-of, alternative
"Dave was as steady and solid as she was fickle and fly-away, and in some way Dave, who never doubted anybody, doubted her."

Synonyms

flighty head in clouds head-in-the-clouds loose scatterbrained

Example

"Dave was as steady and solid as she was fickle and fly-away, and in some way Dave, who never doubted anybody, doubted her."

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