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UK
/flˈɪpəntli/
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ADVERB
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in a flippant manner
this cannot be airily explained to your children
he answered the reporters' questions flippantly
How To Use flippantly In A Sentence
- They didn't flippantly joke, they crafted campaigns of division and anger, using catch phrases and terrifying tag lines to batter America into submission. Charles Karel Bouley: Tucson: In the Blame Game, We All Lose
- You are flippantly omitting a "yet" -- "possibly kill the man who probably is not YET a murderer ... The Preponderance of the Evidence, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
- Then discuss what it means to love your enemy, to respect human life, and to never lightly or flippantly approach the topic of death.
- ‘A pretty story,’ he said flippantly as he unsaddled his horse and threw saddle and bridle to the ground.
- Her voice taunted him in mock arrogance, but he could tell from the hint of darkness under her eyes that though she meant it flippantly, she was very tired.
- Do not treat them flippantly. , but love also cannot endure the long-time waiting and too much proof-test .
- he answered the reporters' questions flippantly
- You know I don’t like to use that word flippantly, but Laura, I am not afraid to say it now because I really do mean it. Mistaken Identity
- 'Oh dear,' he said flippantly.
- “I have plenty of room in my gown, thank you very much,” Charisse said flippantly, as she took a healthy bite of the treat. Who Said It Would Be Easy