Meanings
comparative more flightsome · superlative most flightsome
- Marked by flight or fleeing; apt or prone to flee or take off; (by extension) not dependable; irresponsible; flaky
“As we sailors must call a ship 'she' for her flightsome ways, Miss Amelia.”
2013, Julian Stockwin, Caribbee1 more example
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
Origin
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flightsome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flightsome
“flightsome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flightsome. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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