Feather-headed

Feather-headed
Feather-headed Feath"er-head`ed, a. Giddy; frivolous; foolish. [Colloq.] --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]

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  • Feather-pated — Feath er pat ed, a. Feather headed; frivolous. [Colloq.] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • feather-brained — featherbrained feath er*brained, feather brained feath er brained, a. Giddy; frivolous; lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; feather headed. [Colloq.] Syn: airheaded, dizzy, empty headed, giddy, lightheaded, light headed, silly. [1913 Webster …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • feather-brained — Som eone who s feather brained is silly, empty headed and not serious …   The small dictionary of idiomes

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  • feather-brained — feathˈer brained (also feathˈer headed) adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑feather * * * feather brained UK [ˈfeðə(r) ˌbreɪnd] US [ˈfeðər ˌbreɪnd] adjective informal very silly Thesaurus …   Useful english dictionary

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