Flippant


[flip-uh nt] /ˈflɪp ənt/

adjective
1.
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity:
The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
2.
Chiefly Dialect. nimble, limber, or pliant.
3.
Archaic. glib; voluble.
/ˈflɪpənt/
adjective
1.
marked by inappropriate levity; frivolous or offhand
2.
impertinent; saucy
3.
(obsolete) talkative or nimble
adj.

c.1600, “talkative;” 1670s, “displaying unbecoming levity,” apparently an extended form of flip (v.). Shortened form flip is attested from 1847. Related: Flippantly.

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