fly-away adjective & noun. ['flʌɪǝweɪ] Also flyaway. L18.
[from FLY verb + AWAY.]
A. adjective.
1. Apt to fly away; spec. (of a person, action, etc.) sudden, impulsive, volatile, flighty. L18.
Daily Mirror Spurned by her fly-away husband, Mick, Bianca Jagger dances alone.
■ A. Tyler She developed a breathless, fly-away air.

2. Of a garment: loose, streaming. M19.
b. noun. A person who or thing which flies away. E19.

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