flippant
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flip·pant 
[flip-uhnt] Pronunciation Key
[flip-uhnt] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism. |
| 2. | Chiefly Dialect. nimble, limber, or pliant. |
| 3. | Archaic. glib; voluble. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| flip·pant
(flĭp'ənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[Probably from flip.] flip'pan·cy n., flip'pant·ly adv. |
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| flippantly | |
adverb | |
| in a flippant manner; "he answered the reporters' questions flippantly"; "this cannot be airily explained to your children" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Flippantly
Flip"pant*ly\, adv. In a flippant manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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