flightsome

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adjective

Marked by flight or fleeing; apt or prone to flee or take off; (by extension) not dependable; irresponsible; flaky

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adjectiveflightsome (comparative more flightsome, superlative most flightsome)

comparative more flightsome · superlative most flightsome

  1. 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, Caribbee
    1 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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APA

flightsome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flightsome

MLA

“flightsome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flightsome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flightsome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flightsome.

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