flippant
[ flip-uhnt ]
/ ˈflɪp ənt /
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adjective
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
Chiefly Dialect. nimble, limber, or pliant.
Archaic. glib; voluble.
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OTHER WORDS FROM flippant
flip·pan·cy, flip·pant·ness, nounflip·pant·ly, adverbun·flip·pant, adjectiveun·flip·pant·ly, adverbDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for flippant
flippant
/ (ˈflɪpənt) /
adjective
marked by inappropriate levity; frivolous or offhand
impertinent; saucy
obsolete talkative or nimble
Derived forms of flippant
flippancy, nounflippantly, adverbWord Origin for flippant
C17: perhaps from flip
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