flippant Definition
flip·pant (flip′ənt)
adjective
- Obsolete glib; talkative
- frivolous and disrespectful; saucy; impertinent
Etymology: Early ModE, nimble, prob. < flip
flippant Related Forms
flip′·pantly adverb
flippant Synonyms
flippant Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- too: Also, the main ghost of the story sounds too flippant.
- so: How then can they be so flippant about shattering peoples lives and dreams?
- not: I also don't normally do biography but enjoyed the short witty but not flippant chapters.
- very: This is a really political one called Geoffrey Ingram, we are being very flippant tonight, we have been eating lots of bran!
- almost: The book is written with a humorous, at times almost flippant tone.
- little: To be a little flippant, you are going to die one day, you might as well die happy.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
say: I'd say something flippant like, " If I die, you can have my boots " .
Modifies a noun
- remark: A second mistake came in a flippant remark by Bill Buck in December.
- attitude: This is most evident in the casual, almost flippant attitude many of us have taken toward the name of God.
- comment: A flippant comment to a foster carer led to the police frog marching me into the cells.
- tone: The book is written with a humorous, at times almost flippant tone.
- manner: He who uses this word in a flippant manner is guilty of taking the name of the Lord in vain.
- response: Even when he's hurting, there's usually a flippant response.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near flippant
- ‹ flippancy
- ‹ flip side
- ‹ flip-flop
- ‹ flip chart
- ‹ flip
- ‹ flinty
- ‹ Flintshire
- ‹ flintlock
- ‹ flint glass
- ‹ flint corn
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