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.
OTHER WORDS FROM flippant
flip·pan·cy, flip·pant·ness, noun flip·pant·ly, adverb un·flip·pant, adjective un·flip·pant·ly, adverbWords nearby flippant
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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, adverbWord Origin for flippant
C17: perhaps from
flip