featherbrain

Example Sentences

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Insults used include “nincompoop,” “nitwit,” “sap,” “fool” and “featherbrain.”

From Washington Post

Paul tried desperately to translate and the driver resisted taking advice from a Slip of a Lass or whatever the French is for Slip of a Lass, I’m sure the direct translation in any language is more or less “Featherbrain,” as it’s what I get called whenever I’m expected not to be able to do whatever it is—fly a plane, load a gun, make a bomb—fix a car—so we lost fifteen minutes arguing.

From Literature

“It’s not headless—it’s a white cow with a black head, you little featherbrain!”

From Literature

As to her devices for getting rid of her mother and Betty and the landlady and Thomas and Miss Sukey Morton, who called to inquire whether Mrs. Featherbrain's new novel was called The Affectionate Aunt or The Disconsolate Uncle,—why, they were as old as the first writer of tales and I will not weary you with their repetition.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Featherbrain stormed into the office, spluttered for a while, and finally came to the point.

From Project Gutenberg