flighty

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

FLIGHTY, adjective 1. Fleeting; swift. The flighty purpose never is o'ertook. 2. Wild; indulging the sallies of imagination. 3. Disordered in mind; somewhat delirious.
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