flyaway

/ˌflaɪəˈweɪ/
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Definitions of flyaway
  1. adjective
    (of hair or clothing) worn loose
    “her flyaway hair”
    “a flyaway coat”
    synonyms:
    loose
    not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting
  2. adjective
    guided by whim and fancy
    synonyms: flighty, head-in-the-clouds, scatterbrained
    frivolous
    not serious in content or attitude or behavior
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