flyaway
adjective
fly·away
ˈflī-ə-ˌwā 
1
: loose and flowing especially because of unconfined fullness at the back
a flyaway jacket
2
: of, relating to, or being an aircraft that is ready to fly
the plane's flyaway price
3
of hair
: very thin and light : difficult to keep tidy
Her hair was the blond flyaway variety, sometimes looking as if it was exploding from her scalp …—
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—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The newest version of the device includes a flyaway attachment that tames unruly strands to perfect your at-home blowout.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The difference in price is negligible: recent estimates put the flyaway cost of a Rafale at $100 million, whereas the U.S. Government Accountability Office has estimated the F-35's price tag at around $108 million.
—J. Thomas Moriarty, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2013
The Supersonic comes with a flyaway attachment, diffuser, styling concentrator, and wide tooth comb and gentle air attachments.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Neugebauer is small and quick, with flyaway black hair, straight black brows crossing a narrow face, and intent gray-green-golden eyes, like a fox’s.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Accessories include two curlers (clockwise and counterclockwise) that look and feel similar to Dyson’s 1.2-inch barrels, a flyaway tool, a round volumizer brush, a smoothing brush and a hair smoother.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
This kit also includes a flyaway attachment for your smoothest hair yet.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2023
The straightener’s smart heat sensor adapts to your hair type so there’s overall less hair spillage on the sides of the plates and no flyaway hairs.
—Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2023
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Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The newest version of the device includes a flyaway attachment that tames unruly strands to perfect your at-home blowout.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The difference in price is negligible: recent estimates put the flyaway cost of a Rafale at $100 million, whereas the U.S. Government Accountability Office has estimated the F-35's price tag at around $108 million.
—J. Thomas Moriarty, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2013
The Supersonic comes with a flyaway attachment, diffuser, styling concentrator, and wide tooth comb and gentle air attachments.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Neugebauer is small and quick, with flyaway black hair, straight black brows crossing a narrow face, and intent gray-green-golden eyes, like a fox’s.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Accessories include two curlers (clockwise and counterclockwise) that look and feel similar to Dyson’s 1.2-inch barrels, a flyaway tool, a round volumizer brush, a smoothing brush and a hair smoother.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
This kit also includes a flyaway attachment for your smoothest hair yet.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2023
The straightener’s smart heat sensor adapts to your hair type so there’s overall less hair spillage on the sides of the plates and no flyaway hairs.
—Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2023
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“Flyaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flyaway. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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