Adjective

(er)

(archaic) unstable, fluttering

Ostentatiously effeminate

* {{quote-news, year=1995, date=September 8, author=Peter Margasak, title=Edwyn Collins, work=Chicago Reader citation

, passage=His once flitty warble has deepened into a quavery David Bowie/Iggy Pop croon, and it perfectly suits the new record's mix of quasi soul and somber guitar pop. }}

* {{quote-news, year=1999, date=December 24, author=Albert Williams, title=Lean and Mean, work=Chicago Reader citation

, passage=In each scenario, the mother worries whether her flitty son (Garcia) will ever marry. " }}

* {{quote-news, year=2001, date=February 23, author=Albert Williams, title=Springtime for Mel Brooks, work=Chicago Reader citation

, passage=Some observers may be taken aback by Brooks's treatment of homosexuality: while the subject was only a side theme in the movie, here it's placed front and center in the character of Roger and his flitty "common-law assistant," Carmen Ghia. }}