Fly-by-night Definition
flībī-nīt
fly-by-night
adjective
fly-by-night
Unreliable or unscrupulous, especially with regard to business dealings.
American Heritage
Not trustworthy; esp., financially irresponsible.
Webster's New World
Of an impermanent or insubstantial nature.
Fly-by-night fashions in clothing.
American Heritage
Unreliable or unscrupulous, especially with regard to business dealings.
American Heritage
Of an impermanent or insubstantial nature.
Fly-by-night fashions in clothing.
American Heritage
noun
A fly-by-night person; esp., a debtor who runs away to escape debts.
Webster's New World
An unreliable or unscrupulous person.
American Heritage
One, such as a company, that is short-lived and therefore unreliable.
American Heritage
An unreliable or unscrupulous person.
American Heritage
One, such as a company, that is short-lived and therefore unreliable.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Fly-by-night
Noun
Singular:
fly-by-night
Plural:
fly-by-nights
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