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flippantly Definition


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flippant
adj
    1. Not serious enough about grave matters; disrespectful; irreverent; frivolous.
      Thesaurus: disrespectful, cocky, impudent, saucy, rude, cheeky, brash, offhand, impertinent, irreverent; Antonym: earnest.
Derivative: flippancy
noun
    Derivative: flippantly
    adverb
      Etymology: 17c: probably from flip.



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