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Webster 1913 Edition


Flitty

Flit′ty

,
Adj.
[From
Flit
.]
Unstable; fluttering.
[Obs.]
Dr. H. More.

Webster 1828 Edition


Flitty

FLIT'TY

,
Adj.
Unstable; fluttering.

Definition 2024


flitty

flitty

English

Adjective

flitty (comparative flittier, superlative flittiest)

  1. (archaic) unstable, fluttering
  2. Ostentatiously effeminate
    • 1995 September 8, Peter Margasak, “Edwyn Collins”, in Chicago Reader:
      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.
    • 1999 December 24, Albert Williams, “Lean and Mean”, in Chicago Reader:
      In each scenario, the mother worries whether her flitty son (Garcia) will ever marry. "
    • 2001 February 23, Albert Williams, “Springtime for Mel Brooks”, in Chicago Reader:
      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.

Synonyms

(ostentatiously homosexual): camp

References

  • flitty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913