FLIPPANT


Meaning of FLIPPANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ flɪpənt ]

If you describe a person or what they say as flippant , you are criticizing them because you think they are not taking something as seriously as they should.

Don’t be flippant, damn it! This is serious!...

He now dismisses that as a flippant comment.

= flip, glib

ADJ [ disapproval ]

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