Flighty
71Gravest — Grave Grave, a. [Compar. {Graver} (gr[=a]v [ e]r); superl. {Gravest.}] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave heavy, grave. See {Grief.}] 1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His shield grave and great. Chapman.… …
72Harum-scarum — Har um scar um (h[^a]r [u^]m*sk[^a]r [u^]m), a. [Cf. hare,v. t., and scare, v. t.] Wild; giddy; flighty; rash; thoughtless. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] They had a quarrel with Sir Thomas Newcome s own son, a harum scarum lad. Thackeray. [1913… …
73Hoity-toity — Hoi ty toi ty, a. [From {Hoit}.] Thoughtless; giddy; flighty; also, haughty; patronizing; as, to be in hoity toity spirits, or to assume hoity toity airs; used also as an exclamation, denoting surprise or disapprobation, with some degree of… …
74In purpose — Purpose Pur pose, n. [OF. purpos, pourpos, propos, L. propositum. See {Propound}.] 1. That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure, or… …
75Of purpose — Purpose Pur pose, n. [OF. purpos, pourpos, propos, L. propositum. See {Propound}.] 1. That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure, or… …
76On purpose — Purpose Pur pose, n. [OF. purpos, pourpos, propos, L. propositum. See {Propound}.] 1. That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure, or… …
77Purpose — Pur pose, n. [OF. purpos, pourpos, propos, L. propositum. See {Propound}.] 1. That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion;… …
78Staid — Staid, a. [From {Stay} to stop.] Sober; grave; steady; sedate; composed; regular; not wild, volatile, flighty, or fanciful. Sober and staid persons. Addison. [1913 Webster] O erlaid with black, staid Wisdom s hue. Milton. [1913 Webster] Syn:… …
79flibbertigibbet — noun Etymology: Middle English flepergebet Date: 15th century a silly flighty person • flibbertigibbety adjective …
80rattlebrain — noun Date: 1709 a flighty or thoughtless person • rattlebrained adjective …
