Used in a Sentence

flighty

How to use flighty in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for flighty.

Editorial note

In this case we are flighty, feckless, caught up in a culture full of meaningless catch phrases.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

guided by whim and fancy; "flighty young girls"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of flighty gathered in one view.

adjective

guided by whim and fancy; "flighty young girls"

adjective

unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for flighty.

Example sentences

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In this case we are flighty, feckless, caught up in a culture full of meaningless catch phrases.

2

The flighty but open one now is challenged by someone who is more dedicated to the task, and as they keep it light hearted.

3

I suspect the backlash is because it stung a bit, since many here saw themselves in flighty Jack, versus measured Diane.

4

One of my more flighty cow-orkers sent round this link yesterday - calling maintenance programmers "the residue".

5

You tend to lose the flighty customers early so retention rates increase the longer a customer has been using the service.

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I will no longer be reading Larry's blog if he thinks this kind of flighty and ostentatious display of disapproval is warranted.

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So it's not really a safe assumption that the ranks of small businesspeople are uniformly populated with flighty dilettantes.

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" Meaning all memories are "reconstructions" to some extent and therefore inherently flighty given the dynamism of the brain.

9

We're talking about the average-case college male who thinks women are irrational, flighty, and manipulative.

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I think that's actually his point: that its better to hire an ordinary employee who will work hard at a realistic goal than to hire a flighty genius, whether self-appointed or not.

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While the Valley is too youth-obsessed and flighty and sociopathic, New England seems to take the other extreme: too seniority-bound and stodgy and prone to following rules.

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I think I can state with a high degree of confidence that the blog author was neither assuming nor suggesting that "the ranks of small businesspeople are uniformly populated with flighty dilettantes.

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Being fortunate enough to have a super smart person come on board, deliver a large amount of value, and then leave after a short period; or a less talented developer delivering lower quality work, at a lower velocity over a longer period?I'm not sure talented but flighty people are a problem.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use flighty in a sentence?

In this case we are flighty, feckless, caught up in a culture full of meaningless catch phrases.

What does flighty mean?

guided by whim and fancy; "flighty young girls"

What part of speech is flighty?

flighty is commonly used as adjective.