Bill Clinton defeated war heroes George H.W. Bush and Bob Dole; National Guard pilot George W. Bush beat Vietnam veterans Al Gore and John Kerry; and Barack Obama was decisively elected over John McCain, who had displayed extraordinary valor during years of captivity as a Navy pilot in North Vietnam.
Fly-away hair is hair that is dry, frizzy, and full of static cling. It often sticks straight out from the sides of the head, and is a common occurrence in the winter when the air is especially dry.
Definitions for flightyËflaÉª ti. flighty, flyaway, head-in-the-clouds, scatterbrained(adj) guided by whim and fancy. flighty young girls. skittish, flighty, spooky, nervous(adj) unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) flighty(Adjective) Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.