-nt adjective
Etymology: probably from flip (I) + -ant
1. now dialect : nimble , limber
2. archaic : being of smooth, fluent, and easy speech : speaking with readiness and ease : having a voluble tongue : talkative
it becometh good men, in such cases, to be flippant — Isaac Barrow
3. : treating or tending to treat with unsuitable levity that which is serious or to which respect is due : pert
• flip·pant·ly adverb
• flip·pant·ness noun -es