flippantly
/ˈflɪp.ənt.li/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "“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."
Etymology
Etymology tree English flippant Middle English -ly English -ly English flippantly From flippant + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more flippantly (comparative)
most flippantly (superlative)