flippancy

  • 131pertness — n. 1. Briskness, smartness, sprightliness, liveliness. 2. Sauciness, forwardness, impertinence, impudence, flippancy …

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  • 132flippant — adjective not being serious about something that other people think you should be serious about, so that they think you do not care: A hospital is hardly the place for such flippant remarks. flippantly adverb flippancy noun (U) …

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