Flighty: alternatives and connections

Capable of being excited, or roused into action; susceptible of excitement; easily stirred up, or stimulated.

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Capable of being excited, or roused into action; susceptible of excitement; easily stirred up, or stimulated.

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Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument.

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Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument.

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State or quality of being nervous.

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State or quality of being nervous.

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The quality or state of being whimsical; whimsicalness.

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The quality or state of being whimsical; whimsicalness.

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possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous.

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Easily frightened; timorous; shy; untrustworthy; as, a skittish colt.

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