fribble
verb (used without object)
to act in a foolish or frivolous manner; trifle.
fribbler
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a word derived from
fribble.
Example Sentences
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He to whom the destiny of the realm is entrusted could scarcely be a fribbler!
From A Hungarian Nabob by R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet) Bain
He was an empty fribbler, who kept perpetually laughing about nothing at all.
From Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by John Addington Symonds
