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flippantly

adverb

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Wiktionary

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English flippant Middle English -ly English -ly English flippantly From flippant + -ly.

  1. In a flippant manner.

    “Perhaps it is because I have been excommunicated. It's absurd, but I feel like the Jackdaw of Rheims.” ¶ She winced and bowed her head. Each time that he spoke flippantly of the Church he caused her pain.

    In response to the announcement on X Tuesday, Newsom flippantly posted, “You bent the knee” with a screenshot of Trump writing about Musk visiting the White House during his presidency.