(also informal flip) adjective
showing that you do not take sth as seriously as other people think you should:
a flippant answer / attitude * Sorry, I didn't mean to sound flippant. * You can't afford to be flippant about such matters.
flippancy noun [U]:
His flippancy conceals a deep insecurity.
flippantly adverb:
'Oh dear,' he said flippantly.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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