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featherbrain

[feth-er-breyn] / ˈfɛð ərˌbreɪn /


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Underneath, of course, Eve's just another malicious featherbrain who got into the agenting business because she was flattered to be asked to betray a secretive ex-lover.

From The Guardian Oct. 21, 2010

But with its air of sly sophistication it could also be taken as a subtler parody of standardized featherbrain farce.

From Time Magazine Archive

“And look! There’s one of Sis Crow’s nephews. That featherbrain owes Gum Baby some money.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

I prayed he didn’t tell Karl and Perilee what a featherbrain their new neighbor was.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

The image Cibber presents of himself as a charming, good-natured, thick-skinned featherbrain is as true as Pope’s of himself as a patient, humorous, objective moralist.

From A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope by Colley Cibber




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