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  1. 1. adj. guided by whim and fancy Source: wordnet
  2. 2. adj. (of hair or clothing) worn loose Source: wordnet
  3. 3. Disposed to fly away; flighty; unrestrained; light and free; -- used of both persons and things. -- n. A flyaway person or thing. "Truth is such a flyaway." Emerson. 1. frivolous; -- of people. serious Syn. -- flighty. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Tending to move away from a center, rather than remain in a compact group; -- used of hair or clothing or of small particles of matter. Light objects or particles readily taking a static electric charge may be moved apart by acquisition of a charge, or by approach of a charged object. Such a property is called flyaway. Syn. -- fluttering. [WordNet 1.5] Source: webster
  4. 4. Disposed to fly away; flighty; unrestrained; light and free; --used of both persons and things. -- n. Source: adambom
  5. 5. j:100 s. (of hair or clothing) worn loose Source: ecdict

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