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flippant

American  
[flip-uhnt] / ˈflɪp ənt /

adjective

  1. frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity.

    The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
    Synonyms:
    impudent, impertinent, saucy

  2. Chiefly Dialect. nimble, limber, or pliant.

  3. Archaic. glib; voluble.

flippant British  
/ ˈflɪpənt /

adjective

  1. marked by inappropriate levity; frivolous or offhand

  2. impertinent; saucy

  3. obsolete talkative or nimble

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Other Word Forms

  • flippancy noun
  • flippantly adverb
  • flippantness noun
  • unflippant adjective
  • unflippantly adverb

Etymology

Origin of flippant

1595–1605; apparently flip 1 + -ant

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