flippant

[ flip-uhnt ]
/ ˈflɪp ənt /

adjective

frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
Chiefly Dialect. nimble, limber, or pliant.
Archaic. glib; voluble.

Origin of flippant

1595–1605; apparently flip1 + -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM flippant

flip·pan·cy, flip·pant·ness, noun flip·pant·ly, adverb un·flip·pant, adjective un·flip·pant·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for flippancy

flippant
/ (ˈflɪpənt) /

adjective

marked by inappropriate levity; frivolous or offhand
impertinent; saucy
obsolete talkative or nimble

Derived forms of flippant

flippancy, noun flippantly, adverb

Word Origin for flippant

C17: perhaps from flip