fluitantadj.
/ˈfluːɪtənt/ rare.
Floating.
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fleetingOE
floating1600
fluitant1676
1676 H. More Remarks 2 Disc. 54 That the fluitant parts of the Air in this more subtle fluid may yield to motion every way.
1889 Cent. Dict. Fluitant, in bot., floating.
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adj.1676- to have the qualities of one's defects
- to have the rag on
- to have the rearward
- to have the refusal
- to have the refusal of
- to have the right
- to have the right end of the stick
- to have the right hand
- to have the right moves
- to have the right scope of
- to have the rough end of the stick
- to have the run on
- to have the run upon
- to have the scent
- to have the screaming meemies
- to have the second best
- to have the sense to
- to have the sense to do something
- to have the short end of the stick
- to have the skin off a person's back
- to have the slows
- to have the snip
- to have the speed of
- to have the spike
- to have the staff in one's own hand