Definition: (adjective) Guided by whim and fancy.
Synonyms: flighty, head-in-the-clouds, scatterbrained.
Usage: The flyaway young girl came to the formal dinner covered in dirt, as she had opted to roll down the hill instead of going around it like her sisters.
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