flippant
/FLIP-unt/adjectivenot showing proper seriousness; glib
“A flippant reply to the auditor cost him dearly.”
- Synonyms
- frivolous, facetious, glib
- Antonyms
- earnest, respectful
- Memory hook
- flip: answers flipped off the wrist.
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