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61saucy — saucy, pert, arch are comparable when they mean flippant and bold rather than serious and respectful in one s manner or attitude. Saucy is rarely strongly derogatory though it implies some degree of lack of proper respect {a saucy pupil} {a saucy …
62earnest — [adj1] very enthusiastic ardent, busy, devoted, diligent, eager, fervent, fervid, heartfelt, impassioned, industrious, keen, passionate, perseverant, purposeful, sedulous, sincere, urgent, vehement, warm, wholehearted, zealous; concepts… …
63flip — flip1 [flip] vt. flipped, flipping [echoic] 1. to toss or move with a quick jerk; flick [flip the drawer shut] 2. to snap (a coin) into the air with the thumb, as in betting on which side will land uppermost 3. to turn or turn over [to flip pages …
64flippancy — [flip′ən sē] n. 1. the quality or state of being flippant 2. pl. flippancies a flippant act or remark …
65smart — [smärt] vi. [ME smerten < OE smeortan, akin to Ger schmerzen < IE * mer d < base * mer , to rub away, fret > L mordere, to bite, sting, Gr smerdnos, frightful] 1. a) to cause sharp, stinging pain, as a slap b) to be the source of such …
66airily — adverb in a flippant manner (Freq. 1) he answered the reporters questions flippantly this cannot be airily explained to your children • Syn: ↑flippantly • Derived from adjective: ↑flippant (for: ↑ …
67flippantly — adverb in a flippant manner he answered the reporters questions flippantly this cannot be airily explained to your children • Syn: ↑airily • Derived from adjective: ↑flippant …
68light-minded — adjective showing inappropriate levity • Syn: ↑flippant • Similar to: ↑frivolous • Derivationally related forms: ↑light mindedness, ↑flippancy (for: ↑flippant …
69flippantness — noun see flippant * * * flippˈancy or flippˈantness noun 1. Pert fluency of speech 2. Impertinence 3. Levity • • • Main Entry: ↑flippant …
70flip|pan|cy — «FLIHP uhn see», noun, plural cies. 1. flippant quality or behavior: »Beneath the surface flummery and flippancy, one has to recognize the story s underlying seriousness (Atlantic). 2. flippant speech or conduct …
