a. nonce-wd. [f. FLING sb. + -Y1.] Inclined to fling or move abruptly; jerky.
1838. Fraser’s Mag., XVII. June, 689/1. There was, however, nothing springy nor flingy in her movements. She did not jump in mid air, and throw her arms and legs fairly away, as I have heard spoken of; but she rather resembled the impersonation of determinate will under the operation of moral galvanism.
