flyaway vs scanty

flyaway

adj
  • Flighty; frivolous 

  • Disposed to fly away; unrestrained; light and free. 

  • Soft, light, unruly, and difficult to set into a style. 

noun
  • A stray hair that is difficult to style. 

  • A portable satellite television antenna. 

  • Anything that is difficult to capture or restrain. 

  • A kind of dismount from bars that incorporates one or more flips or twists. 

scanty

adj
  • Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious; stingy. 

  • Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent. 

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