- flippantly adv
- A cook made pancakes flippantly.
English expressions. 2014.
flippantly adv
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Flippantly — Flip pant*ly, adv. In a flippant manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flippantly — adv. carelessly, disrespectfully, disdainfully, thoughtlessly … English contemporary dictionary
flip v — flippantly adv … English expressions
flippant — [[t]flɪ̱pənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) 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! … English dictionary
flippant — flippancy, flippantness, n. flippantly, adv. /flip euhnt/, adj. 1. frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism. 2. Chiefly Dial. nimble … Universalium
flippant — flip|pant [ˈflıpənt] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: FLIP1] not being serious about something that other people think you should be serious about ▪ a rather flippant remark flippant about ▪ You shouldn t be flippant about such things.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
flippant — [flip′ənt] adj. [Early ModE, nimble, prob. < FLIP1] 1. Obs. glib; talkative 2. frivolous and disrespectful; saucy; impertinent flippantly adv … English World dictionary
flippant — adj. lacking in seriousness; treating serious things lightly; disrespectful. Derivatives: flippancy n. flippantly adv. Etymology: FLIP(1) + ANT … Useful english dictionary
lightly — adv 1. slightly, a little bit, (in prescriptions) leviter; gently, kissingly, softly; gingerly, carefully, timidly. 2. cheerfully, gaily, sunnily, brightly, blithely, optimistically, positively; buoyantly, breezily, carefreely, debonairly;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Airily — Air i*ly ([^a]r [i^]*l[y^]), adv. In an airy manner; lightly; gaily; jauntily; flippantly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
