Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flippantly

/ˈflɪp.ənt.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
flip-pant-ly
IPA
/ˈflɪp.ənt.li/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a flippant manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more flippantly (comparative) most flippantly (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce flippantly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflɪp.ənt.li/.
What does flippantly mean?
In a flippant manner.
Where does flippantly come from?
Etymology tree English flippant Middle English -ly English -ly English flippantly From flippant + -ly.

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