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Definition of Flippant

Flippant
Flippant Flip"pant, a. [Prov. E. flip to move nimbly; cf. W. llipa soft, limber, pliant, or Icel. fleipa to babble, prattle. Cf. Flip, Fillip, Flap, Flipper.] 1. Of smooth, fluent, and rapid speech; speaking with ease and rapidity; having a voluble tongue; talkative. It becometh good men, in such cases, to be flippant and free in their speech. --Barrow. 2. Speaking fluently and confidently, without knowledge or consideration; empty; trifling; inconsiderate; pert; petulant. ``Flippant epilogues.' --Thomson. To put flippant scorn to the blush. --I. Taylor. A sort of flippant, vain discourse. --Burke.
Flippant
Flippant Flip"pant, n. A flippant person. [R.] --Tennyson.

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