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Meaning of "flightily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLIGHTILY

flightily  [ˈflaɪtɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLIGHTILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flightily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES FLIGHTILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of flightily in the English dictionary

The definition of flightily in the dictionary is in a flighty manner; temperamentally and provocatively.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLIGHTILY


almightily
ɔːlˈmaɪtɪlɪ
Chantilly
ʃænˈtɪlɪ
craftily
ˈkrɑːftɪlɪ
grittily
ˈɡrɪtɪlɪ
guiltily
ˈɡɪltɪlɪ
hastily
ˈheɪstɪlɪ
haughtily
ˈhɔːtɪlɪ
heartily
ˈhɑːtɪlɪ
matily
ˈmeɪtɪlɪ
mightily
ˈmaɪtɪlɪ
naughtily
ˈnɔːtɪlɪ
prettily
ˈprɪtɪlɪ
ricketily
ˈrɪkɪtɪlɪ
scantily
ˈskæntɪlɪ
shittily
ˈʃɪtɪlɪ
Tilley
ˈtɪlɪ
Tilly
ˈtɪlɪ
unwittily
ʌnˈwɪtɪlɪ
weightily
ˈweɪtɪlɪ
wittily
ˈwɪtɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLIGHTILY

flight lieutenant
flight line
flight log
flight management systems
flight number
flight path
flight plan
flight recorder
flight sergeant
flight simulator
flight strip
flight supplement
flight surgeon
flight test
flight-test
flightier
flightiest
flightiness
flightless
flighty

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLIGHTILY

beastily
cattily
daintily
dirtily
doughtily
draughtily
emptily
frostily
jauntily
loftily
lustily
meatily
mustily
nattily
niftily
smuttily
tastily
testily
thirstily
throatily

Synonyms and antonyms of flightily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «flightily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLIGHTILY

Find out the translation of flightily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flightily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flightily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浮躁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flightily
570 millions of speakers

English

flightily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

flightily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

flightily
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

flightily
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flightily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

flightily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flightily
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terbang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

flightily
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

flightily
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

flightily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flightily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

flightily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

flightily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सहजपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

flightily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flightily
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

flightily
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

flightily
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flightily
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

flightily
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flightily
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flightily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flightily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flightily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLIGHTILY»

The term «flightily» is normally little used and occupies the 141.373 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLIGHTILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «flightily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «flightily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flightily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLIGHTILY»

Discover the use of flightily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flightily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Schirmer Pronouncing Pocket Manual of Musical Terms
Flightily, hastily; lightly, airily. Fliigel (Ger., flu 'gel). "Wing." The GRAND PIANO or HARPSICHORD is so-called because of its winged shape. Fltigelhorn. A BRASS INSTRUMENT similar to but larger than the CORNET. Flute. The orchestral ...
Nicolas Slonimsky, Theodore Baker, Laura Kuhn, 1995
2
Latvian-English Dictionary
... nf flighty person; scatterbrain aušana nf weaving aušāties vr = aušoties aušība nfflightiness aušīgi adv flightily, giddily aušīgs adj flighty, giddy; scatterbrained aušīgums nm flightiness aušiņa nf dim of auša, scatterbrain aušoņa nm, nf flighty  ...
‎2008
3
The Human Body and Its Connexion with Man: Illustrated by ...
And these are often disparted in individuals. In some there is a preponderance of cerebral mind ; their thoughts move quickly, but flightily ; as we say, there is a want of balance ; a want of body or nature in their minds ; a defect of organic or ...
James John Garth Wilkinson, 1851
4
Little Dorrit
There, you little thing, I was only in fun,' dabbing her sister's forehead; 'but, don't you be a silly puss, and don't you think flightily and - eloquently about degenerate impossibilities. There! Now, I'll go back to myself.' 'Dear Fanny, let me say first, ...
Charles Dickens, 1868
5
Observing Society: Meaning, Communication, and Social Systems
Consider, for example, how flightily the term “society” is defined in a common reference dictionary of sociology: The concept is a commonsense category in which “society” is equivalent to the boundaries of nation-states. While sociologists in ...
Daniel B. Lee, Achim Brosziewski, 2009
6
The North American Review
He laments, that ' even in the article of death, he had not shaken off all worldlie vaine glorie ;' for he talked flightily about a divine revelation to him, of a new and infallible method of finding the longitude, which he was not permitted ' to disclose  ...
7
A Life in Poetry
But years of experience have taught painful lessons; Thoughtless youth has been bound and trapped As he flightily grabbed at it with intent to devour. But sadly it cannot be grasped and possessed And leaves the pursuer aggrieved and ...
Bobby Waddell Kellum
8
The United Service Journal
... even in the article of death," shaken off all " worldly vaine glorie ;" and that he spoke flightily about a method of finding the longitude, which had been divinely revealed to him, but which he was not permitted to disclose to any other mortal.
9
The Empress of Graniteport
“He didn't get here until 8:30 that night,” she paced and then turned. Now she was posing. “But he made itupto me,” she laughed while bumping him again. “ Youlike my hair?” she flightily inquired. Fioresearched and thenblurted: “It's different.
Roland L. Bessette, 2014
10
Return of the Moralis Wife
You seemed to be encouraging him.' She had, because she'd wanted to find out where he was going, and had succeeded. But she couldn't tell Rion that. 'When he asked you what you did you responded flightily—“As little as possible.” Which  ...
Jacqueline Baird, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLIGHTILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flightily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Shade Court: Jessica Lange Shines, VH1 Tries, and Nicki Minaj …
She has such a knowing look on her face and yet continues to giggle flightily. This all works so perfectly because Jessica Lange doesn't give a ... «Jezebel, Mar 15»
2
Nicholas Jaar, Mat Zo, Patrick Wolf all composing film and TV scores
Nicholas Jaar releasing compilation via new 'serial label' Having rather flightily trashed his Clown & Sunset imprint only a year in, Nicholas ... «Complete Music Update, Jun 14»
3
Linda Cardellini To Guest Star On New Girl As Jess' Sister
Applegate's Amy was flightily and self-absorbed, and Witherspoon's Jill tried to date Ross. Given that Cardellini's New Girl character is described as a “wild-child ... «Cinema Blend, Dec 13»
4
Homeland and Masters of Sex: Two fine finales to feast upon
Homeland (Sunday, Super Channel, 9 p.m.) has driven faithful viewers flightily mad with both appreciation and frustration. The blend of strange, ... «The Globe and Mail, Dec 13»
5
Dark inventory, death of a city edition
Only this would stop it from disruptively and flightily flowing from one speculative asset class to the next because as soon as it anchors ... «FT Alphaville, Oct 13»
6
Recap: Comics, costumes and cosmic bliss
Burt Ward, now in his late 60s and beach-ball round, sat beside Julie Newmar, now in her late 70s and flightily casting her hands about as if ... «Chicago Tribune, Apr 13»
7
Community, Season 4
She spends the majority of the episode re-enacting Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, if Kevin McCallister were a grown woman flightily ... «Slate Magazine, Feb 13»
8
Movie review: David
It plays around with a wide range of emotions, from the extremely intense to the oddly comical, from the flightily romantic to the strictly familial. «NDTV, Jan 13»
9
Bombardier vs. Gulfstream: How Private Jet Companies Are Fighting …
... fickle Ben Stiller (who has been known to go flightily from charter company to charter company, unusual in a sector so relationship-driven). «Hollywood Reporter, Sep 12»
10
Le Corsaire dazzles
The flightily elevations, the fluidity of movement and the seemingly impossible transitions make this production exhilarating to watch. «Artslink.co.za News, Jul 12»

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