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flippant
[flip-uhnt]
adjective
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity.
The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
Synonyms: , ,Chiefly Dialect.nimble, limber, or pliant.
Archaic.glib; voluble.
flippant
/ ˈڱɪəԳ /
adjective
marked by inappropriate levity; frivolous or offhand
impertinent; saucy
obsoletetalkative or nimble
Other 51Թ Forms
- flippancy noun
- flippantness noun
- flippantly adverb
- unflippant adjective
- unflippantly adverb
- ˈڱ貹Գٱ adverb
- ˈڱ貹Գ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of flippant1
Example Sentences
Then a flippant comment, it now sums up the fear in both Washington and Beijing: "Don't become a spy."
A judge sanctioned state corrections officials for intentionally destroying evidence in that suit, writing that he “will not turn a blind eye to the Defendants’ blatant arrogance and flippant response to their legal obligations.”
Not to be flippant, but that’s exactly what every day under Trump’s second term has felt like so far — minus the latex.
“It could seem flippant, but he was making a serious point, saying, ‘I felt like I was going to be sacrificed, so this is what I wanted to do before that happened.’
Only those flippant idiots who spread their vile verbal excrement on a variety of media platforms to feather their own nest think otherwise.
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