flightsome
adjEtymology From flight + -some.
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Marked by flight or fleeing; apt or prone to flee or take off; (by extension) not dependable; irresponsible; flaky
- 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:
- “As we sailors must call a ship 'she' for her flightsome ways, Miss Amelia.”2013, Julian Stockwin, Caribbee: