flippant
11flippant — [[t]flɪ̱pənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a person or what they say as flippant, you are criticizing them because you think they are not taking something as seriously as they should. Don t be flippant, damn it! This is serious! …
12flippant — adjective /ˈflɪ.pənt/ a) glib. In the mid 1950s we both wrote for the same weekly, where her contributions were a good deal more serious and less flippant than mine. b) nimble; limber. The conversations had grown more adult over the years she was …
13flippant — flippancy, flippantness, n. flippantly, adv. /flip euhnt/, adj. 1. frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism. 2. Chiefly Dial. nimble …
14flippant — adj. Flippant is used with these nouns: ↑remark …
15flippant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. pert, impertinent; thoughtless, frivolous, flip (inf.). See insolence. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. impudent, saucy, smart; see facetious , rude 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a …
16flippant — flip|pant [ flıpənt ] adjective treating a serious subject or situation in a way that is not serious, especially when this annoys other people: His flippant remarks only made the judge angrier. ╾ flip|pan|cy noun uncount ╾ flip|pant|ly adverb …
17flippant — adjective not being serious about something that other people think you should be serious about, so that they think you do not care: A hospital is hardly the place for such flippant remarks. flippantly adverb flippancy noun (U) …
18flippant — adjective a flippant remark Syn: frivolous, facetious, tongue in cheek; disrespectful, irreverent, cheeky, impudent, impertinent; informal flip, waggish Ant: serious, respectful …
19flippant — UK [ˈflɪpənt] / US adjective treating a serious subject or situation in a way that is not serious, especially when this annoys other people His flippant remarks only made the judge angrier. Derived words: flippancy noun uncountable flippantly… …
20flippant — adjective Etymology: probably from 1flip Date: 1599 1. archaic glib, talkative 2. lacking proper respect or seriousness • flippantly adverb …
