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Definition of Flightily
1. adv. In a flighty manner.
Definition of Flightily
1. Adverb. In a flighty manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flightily
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flightily
Literary usage of Flightily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1916)
"Out of Shy- lock's house she passes as flightily and almost as unfeelingly as a
fledged bird that leaves the nest (ii. 6). It is not "her way" to scruple or ..."
2. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876)
"... or go to be a queen in the East like Lady Hester Stanhope," said Gwendolen,
flightily. Her words were born on her lips, ..."
3. A Short History of the English People by John Richard Green, Alice Stopford Green (1903)
"Clifford once counselled resistance, and Buckingham talked flightily about bringing
the army to London. But the grant of a subsidy was still held in ..."
4. History of the English People by John Richard Green (1903)
"The Act was fatal to the King's schemes, and Clifford at once counselled resistance
while Buckingham talked flightily about bringing the army to London. ..."
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