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Fickle in nature

Irresponsible in nature

Easily excitable with an excessive amount of energy

Silly in a childish way

Of or relating to a young, flirtatious girl

Disloyal, especially to a spouse or partner

Existing only in the imagination

Pompous, self-important and snobbish

Not intended to be taken seriously

Lacking direction

Passing or disappearing with time

Slightly mad

(of entertainment) Not profound or serious

Lacking discipline or restraint

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Adjective

Fickle in nature

flakey^US

flaky^UK

full of ups and downs

continuously changing

checkered^US

chequered^UK

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“Still, even by motorboat, the trip across the bay was not completely predictable given the flighty weather.”

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Irresponsible in nature

careless of one's duty

jumping to conclusions

unorganized^US

unorganised^UK

failing to show proper care and attention

leaving self wide open

leading with one's chin

off guard

pay no mind

sticking one's neck out

failing to take proper care

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“That's an incredibly tricky combination for most adults to get right, leave alone flighty teens who love to spend, spend, and spend!”

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Easily excitable with an excessive amount of energy

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

like a cat on a hot tin roof

all shook up

like a cat on hot bricks

in a state of agitation

knock-down-and-drag-out

at the end of your tether

as cross as two sticks

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“The lively and flighty temperament will hinder the virtuous man in the exercise of patience.”

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Silly in a childish way

flakey^US

flaky^UK

not the full shilling

with a mind like a sieve

dead from the neck up

devoid of intelligence

as thick as two short planks

thick as two short planks

not quite right in the head

not all there

have kangaroos in the top paddock

mad as a hatter

away with the fairies

have bats in the belfry

not right in the head

stark raving mad

sick in the head

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“Indeed, his flighty jokes were evidently voted unbecoming the ears of a serious Christian.”

Adjective

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Of or relating to a young, flirtatious girl

Adjective

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Disloyal, especially to a spouse or partner

sceptical^UK

skeptical^US

not to be depended on

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Existing only in the imagination

out of touch with reality

in a world of one's own

flaky^UK

flakey^US

idealized^US

idealised^UK

fantasizing^US

fantasising^UK

with your head in the clouds

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Pompous, self-important and snobbish

hoity-toity

conceited

condescending

patronising^UK

patronizing^US

too big for one's boots

holier-than-thou

gone Hollywood

too big for one's breeches

too big for your boots

too big for one's britches

honourable^UK

honorable^US

throwing one's weight about

full of airs and graces

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

pleased with yourself

throwing one's weight around

think too highly of oneself

think a lot of oneself

sarcastic

self-approving

goody-goody

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

offensively self-assertive

blowing one's own horn

wrapped up in oneself

too big for your breeches

of preconceived ideas

throwing weight around

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

think one is the cat's pyjamas

phony^US

phoney^UK

not backwards in coming forwards

like a cat that has swallowed the canary

flushed with success

like the cat that's got the cream

blowing one's own trumpet

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Not intended to be taken seriously

smart-arsed^UK

smart-assed^US

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Lacking direction

Adjective

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Passing or disappearing with time

here today and gone tomorrow

here today, gone tomorrow

here-today-gone-tomorrow

going through the motions

chop-chop

on the double

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Adjective

Slightly mad

away with the fairies

not right in the head

not the full shilling

not quite right in the head

have kangaroos in the top paddock

have bats in the belfry

flaky^UK

flakey^US

severely mentally ill

daft as a brush

a few cards shy of a full deck

a few sandwiches short of a picnic

have kangaroos in one's top paddock

have bats in one's belfry

one card shy of a full deck

not in one's right mind

ape

in the ozone

out of one's gourd

having bats in the belfry

in another world

mentally deranged

deprived of one's wits

having a screw loose

in a daze

manic-depressive

having kangaroos in the top paddock

two sandwiches short of a picnic

one sandwich short of a picnic

out of one's tree

as mad as a March hare

not functioning properly

thick as two short planks

at the end of your tether

not in your right mind

severely mentally disordered

driven to distraction

like a chicken with its head cut off

not knowing if one is coming or going

with Alzheimer's disease

terrorizing^US

knock-down-and-drag-out

terrorising^UK

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(of entertainment) Not profound or serious

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Lacking discipline or restraint

untrammeled^US

spreading like wildfire

colourful^UK

colorful^US

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