Is there a way to say an object is susceptible to being carried away by wind?

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I'm trying to think of a word that describes the capacity of an object to be carried away by wind. In particular, I would like to know if there is an adjective that indicates an object could be easily moved in this way.



For example, I would want to be able to fill in the blank in the following sentence: "That umbrella is too ___ for you to let go of it in this wind."






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  • "Prone"? "This object is prone to be carried away by the wind."
    – ralph.m
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  • Thanks @ralph.m, that's useful to know. Still, I am hoping for a single adjective that comes closer to indicating the whole idea "prone to being blown away by the wind."
    – Makoto
    2 hours ago










  • Makoto, if you hover over the single-word-requests tag, you'll see that it's mandatory to include an example sentence in which your single word would be used.
    – Chappo
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    @ralph.m "prone" is a good word but I would always say "prone to being carried".
    – Chappo
    2 hours ago










  • I have added an example sentence to the question. @Chappo thanks!
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I'm trying to think of a word that describes the capacity of an object to be carried away by wind. In particular, I would like to know if there is an adjective that indicates an object could be easily moved in this way.



For example, I would want to be able to fill in the blank in the following sentence: "That umbrella is too ___ for you to let go of it in this wind."






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  • "Prone"? "This object is prone to be carried away by the wind."
    – ralph.m
    2 hours ago










  • Thanks @ralph.m, that's useful to know. Still, I am hoping for a single adjective that comes closer to indicating the whole idea "prone to being blown away by the wind."
    – Makoto
    2 hours ago










  • Makoto, if you hover over the single-word-requests tag, you'll see that it's mandatory to include an example sentence in which your single word would be used.
    – Chappo
    2 hours ago







  • 1




    @ralph.m "prone" is a good word but I would always say "prone to being carried".
    – Chappo
    2 hours ago










  • I have added an example sentence to the question. @Chappo thanks!
    – Makoto
    2 hours ago












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I'm trying to think of a word that describes the capacity of an object to be carried away by wind. In particular, I would like to know if there is an adjective that indicates an object could be easily moved in this way.



For example, I would want to be able to fill in the blank in the following sentence: "That umbrella is too ___ for you to let go of it in this wind."






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I'm trying to think of a word that describes the capacity of an object to be carried away by wind. In particular, I would like to know if there is an adjective that indicates an object could be easily moved in this way.



For example, I would want to be able to fill in the blank in the following sentence: "That umbrella is too ___ for you to let go of it in this wind."






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  • "Prone"? "This object is prone to be carried away by the wind."
    – ralph.m
    2 hours ago










  • Thanks @ralph.m, that's useful to know. Still, I am hoping for a single adjective that comes closer to indicating the whole idea "prone to being blown away by the wind."
    – Makoto
    2 hours ago










  • Makoto, if you hover over the single-word-requests tag, you'll see that it's mandatory to include an example sentence in which your single word would be used.
    – Chappo
    2 hours ago







  • 1




    @ralph.m "prone" is a good word but I would always say "prone to being carried".
    – Chappo
    2 hours ago










  • I have added an example sentence to the question. @Chappo thanks!
    – Makoto
    2 hours ago
















  • "Prone"? "This object is prone to be carried away by the wind."
    – ralph.m
    2 hours ago










  • Thanks @ralph.m, that's useful to know. Still, I am hoping for a single adjective that comes closer to indicating the whole idea "prone to being blown away by the wind."
    – Makoto
    2 hours ago










  • Makoto, if you hover over the single-word-requests tag, you'll see that it's mandatory to include an example sentence in which your single word would be used.
    – Chappo
    2 hours ago







  • 1




    @ralph.m "prone" is a good word but I would always say "prone to being carried".
    – Chappo
    2 hours ago










  • I have added an example sentence to the question. @Chappo thanks!
    – Makoto
    2 hours ago















"Prone"? "This object is prone to be carried away by the wind."
– ralph.m
2 hours ago




"Prone"? "This object is prone to be carried away by the wind."
– ralph.m
2 hours ago












Thanks @ralph.m, that's useful to know. Still, I am hoping for a single adjective that comes closer to indicating the whole idea "prone to being blown away by the wind."
– Makoto
2 hours ago




Thanks @ralph.m, that's useful to know. Still, I am hoping for a single adjective that comes closer to indicating the whole idea "prone to being blown away by the wind."
– Makoto
2 hours ago












Makoto, if you hover over the single-word-requests tag, you'll see that it's mandatory to include an example sentence in which your single word would be used.
– Chappo
2 hours ago





Makoto, if you hover over the single-word-requests tag, you'll see that it's mandatory to include an example sentence in which your single word would be used.
– Chappo
2 hours ago





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@ralph.m "prone" is a good word but I would always say "prone to being carried".
– Chappo
2 hours ago




@ralph.m "prone" is a good word but I would always say "prone to being carried".
– Chappo
2 hours ago












I have added an example sentence to the question. @Chappo thanks!
– Makoto
2 hours ago




I have added an example sentence to the question. @Chappo thanks!
– Makoto
2 hours ago










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Insubstantial.




a : lacking substance or material nature

b : lacking firmness or solidity : FLIMSY




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    a : lacking substance or material nature

    b : lacking firmness or solidity : FLIMSY




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        b : lacking firmness or solidity : FLIMSY




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