What does fly-away mean?
Fly-away means Alternative form of flyaway..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Alternative form of flyaway..
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Dave was as steady and solid as she was fickle and fly-away, and in some way Dave, who never doubted anybody, doubted her.
It's a breath of old times, alas! all forgotten in these fly-away days.
‘Aunt Maggie, why was I ever called Jessamy?’ [...] Her aunt changed the heavy suitcase to the other hand and said, ‘It was your mother’s name.’ Jessamy’s heart gave a little jump inside her, and Aunt Maggie went on: ‘When I said I thought it was too fly-away, and wouldn’t Ann or Mary be more sensible, she said that the eldest daughter was always called Jessamy in her family.’
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Fly-away means Alternative form of flyaway..
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