Flighty and Stately

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Flighty adjective - Easily excited by nature.

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Stately is an antonym for flighty.

Nearby Words: flight, flighted, flightless, flighting

Stately adjective - Having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner.

Usage example: the governor watched with stately aloofness as his wife charmed the party guests

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Flighty is an antonym for stately.

Nearby Word: statehood

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