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Meaning of flitty | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1
/ˈflɪti/

Definitions

  1. unstable, fluttering.
    archaic
  2. Ostentatiously effeminate.
    slang

Examples

“The other end of the bar was full of flits. They weren't too flitty-looking—I mean they didn't have their hair too long or anything—but you could tell they were flits anyway.”
“His once flitty warble has deepened into a quavery David Bowie/Iggy Pop croon, and it perfectly suits the new record's mix of quasi soul and somber guitar pop.”
“In each scenario, the mother worries whether her flitty son (Garcia) will ever marry."”
“Some observers may be taken aback by Brooks's treatment of homosexuality: while the subject was only a side theme in the movie, here it's placed front and center in the character of Roger and his flitty "common-law assistant," Carmen Ghia.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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