FLIPPANT


Meaning of FLIPPANT in English

-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

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