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flatterhaft (adj)
   fickle, flighty, scatterbrained; butterfly-like

Hinweis, wie launisch der Zeitgeist hierzulande ist, wie flatterhaft die Gunst der Deutschen?
An indication of how capricious the zeitgeist in this country is, how fickle the favor of the Germans is?
Sie ist ziemlich flatterhaft.
She's a bit scatterbrained.

Related:
die Flatterhaftigkeit fickleness, flightiness
flattern to flutter, flap; flicker; fly, stream (hair)
flatterig fluttery, fluttering
launisch/launenhaft capricious(ly)
unbeständig fickle

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