Flippancy definition

flipənsē
flippancies
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A flippant act or remark.
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A disrespectful levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters.
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The quality or state of being flippant.
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Noun

Singular:
flippancy
Plural:
flippancies

Flippancy Sentence Examples

  • Perhaps you could answer with a little less flippancy this time.

  • A warning to avoid flippancy in future was, however, the worst that happened to him.

  • Mrs. Thrale rallied him, soothed him, coaxed him, and if she sometimes provoked him by her flippancy, made ample amends by listening to his reproofs with angelic sweetness of temper.

  • On the other hand, purchasing one of these suitcases may actually help to curb some of that flippancy and be a wonderful gift for a child.

  • Mrs Thrale rallied him, soothed him, coaxed him, and if she sometimes provoked him by her flippancy, made ample amends by listening to his reproofs with angelic sweetness of temper.

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