a. Obs. [f. FLIT v. + -Y1.] Flitting, unstable, flighty.

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1642.  H. More, Song of Soul, II. i. I. xi.

                    Onely they philosophize,
Busying their brains in the mysterious toyes
Of flittie motion.

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  Hence Flittiness, instability, volatility.

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1692.  Bp. Hopkins, Expos. Lord’s Prayer, etc. 313–4. Had we but the same delight in Heavenly Objects, did we but receive the Truth in the love of it, and mingle it with Faith in the hearing, this would fix that Volatileness and Flittiness of our Memories, and make every truth as indelible, as it is necessary.

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