Flippantly

Flippantly
Flippantly \Flip"pant*ly\, adv. In a flippant manner. [1913 Webster]

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  • flippantly — flippant ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not showing the proper seriousness or respect. DERIVATIVES flippancy noun flippantly adverb. ORIGIN originally in the senses «nimble» and «talkative»: from FLIP(Cf. ↑flip) …   English terms dictionary

  • flippantly — 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • flippantly adv — A cook made pancakes flippantly …   English expressions

  • flippantly — adverb see flippant …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • flippantly — See flippancy. * * * …   Universalium

  • flippantly — adverb In a flippant manner …   Wiktionary

  • flippantly — adv. carelessly, disrespectfully, disdainfully, thoughtlessly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • flippantly — flip·pant·ly …   English syllables

  • flippantly — See: flippant …   English dictionary

  • flip v — flippantly adv …   English expressions

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