Associations to the word «Flippant»
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Wiktionary
FLIPPANT, adjective. (archaic) glib; speaking with ease and rapidity
FLIPPANT, adjective. (chiefly dialectal) nimble; limber.
FLIPPANT, adjective. Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.
Dictionary definition
FLIPPANT, adjective. Showing inappropriate levity.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.