flippant
adjective
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity.
flippantly
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a word derived from
flippant.
Example Sentences
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Hegseth flippantly employed villainous colloquialism – “they are toast and they know it,” “we play for keeps,” and “President Trump got the last laugh” – delivered with a combative tone that communicated masculine self-assurance.
From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2026
"She was incensed, just really struck by the audacity of stealing a building and flippantly said: 'You should make this into a game'," Myres told the BBC.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
In 1976, a man named Tom Iacino called his friend’s house and flippantly asked the person who answered the phone if he could speak to “the couch potato.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Hegarty Lovett lets silence reign, holding moments when something painful has been flippantly acknowledged and sometimes italicizing a line that sums up the heart of Beckett’s uncompromising worldview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
I didn’t mean to use it so flippantly, but it’s too late now.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
