noun a winged animal; wild fowl; game.
2. volatile ·adj capable of wasting away, or of easily passing into the aeriform state; subject to evaporation.
3. volatile ·adj passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.
4. volatile ·adj fig.: light-hearted; easily affected by circumstances; airy; lively; hence, changeable; fickle; as, a volatile temper.