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
I do not think anyone,—even the most feather-brained, could be garrulous in the desert.
From Lodges in the Wilderness by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
Mary was a feather-brained and light-hearted wife, who thought of her crowns as playthings.
From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Balzac, Honor? de
Aline was generally piquant, and these visitors, who, even if a few were rather feather-brained, were for the most part honest young Englishmen, seemed to find much pleasure in her company.
From Lorimer of the Northwest by Dewey, Alfred James
Of course, it was a feather-brained scheme from start to finish, and yet in a fashion it attracted her.
From The Swindler and Other Stories by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
