Antonyms for frivolously

Grammar : Adv

Spell : friv-uh-luhs

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfrɪv ə ləs

Definition of frivolously

Origin : mid-15c., from Latin frivolus "silly, empty, trifling, worthless, brittle," diminutive of *frivos "broken, crumbled," from friare "break, rub away, crumble." Related: Frivolously; frivolousness.

As in lightly : adv gently, effortlessly
As in superficially : adv lightly; without care

Example sentences :

“Then you still would have a chance to marry each other,” I said frivolously.
Extract from : « The Love Affairs of an Old Maid » by Lilian Bell

Oh, but we mustn't talk so frivolously when that poor man may be dying.
Extract from : « The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays » by Laura Lee Hope

You can take it as seriously or as frivolously as you please.
Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 » by Various

She thought her too fashionably dressed, frivolously gay and vain.
Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy

I know that you have plenty of money, but that is no reason why you should waste it so frivolously.
Extract from : « Dear Enemy » by Jean Webster

Even the most frivolously inclined do not want to flirt in the morning.
Extract from : « The Comings of Cousin Ann » by Emma Speed Sampson

Anyhow, the evening in question had passed innocently, if frivolously, enough.
Extract from : « Nothing But the Truth » by Frederic S. Isham

"Oh, it's quite bad enough to see them," replied Colville frivolously.
Extract from : « Indian Summer » by William D. Howells

At least that was decision, not frivolously reached; now perhaps he could rest.
Extract from : « Wilderness of Spring » by Edgar Pangborn

"For which we should be devoutly grateful," says Olga, frivolously.
Extract from : « Rossmoyne » by Unknown

Synonyms for frivolously

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