feather-brained
Example Sentences
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In practice I hope that Master George and Mr Mervyn are talking tough to impress feather-brained markets so that they can win time to act less brutally.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 17, 2010
Let us assume that the husband neglects his wife and causes her to be jealous, not because he is in love with another woman, but because he is flirtatious, light-headed, feather-brained and inconsiderate.
From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by Robinson, William J.
She could love, I knew, that feather-brained, big-hearted little friend of mine.
From Mavis of Green Hill by Baldwin, Faith
But you forget: I have not been accustomed to look on Miss Fanshawe in the light of a feather-brained school-girl.
From Villette by Brontë, Charlotte
Now go quickly, for rather would I die than live like the feather-brained blue jay.”
From Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales by Baltzell, W. J. (Winton James)
