fly-away
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.70 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative form of flyaway.
Example Sentences
- "Dave was as steady and solid as she was fickle and fly-away, and in some way Dave, who never doubted anybody, doubted her."
- "It's a breath of old times, alas! all forgotten in these fly-away days."
- "‘Aunt Maggie, why was I ever called Jessamy?’ [...] Her aunt changed the heavy suitcase to the other hand and said, ‘It was your mother’s name.’ Jessamy’s heart gave a little jump inside her, and Aunt Maggie went on: ‘When I said I thought it was too fly-away, and wouldn’t Ann or Mary be more sensible, she said that the eldest daughter was always called Jessamy in her family.’"
- "See also quotations at flyaway"
Inflected Forms
more fly-away (comparative)
most fly-away (superlative)