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flippant

2 syllables
adjective
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As an adjective, flippant means showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness.

Meanings of flippant

3 meanings

adjective

  1. Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.

  2. chiefly dialectalNimble; limber.

Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. archaicGlib; speaking with ease and rapidity

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: showing inappropriate levity
light-minded

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