Antonyms for flippantly
Grammar : Adv |
Spell : flip-uhnt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈflɪp ənt |
Definition of flippantly
Origin :- c.1600, "talkative;" 1670s, "displaying unbecoming levity," apparently an extended form of flip (v.). Shortened form flip is attested from 1847. Related: Flippantly.
- As in lightly : adv gently, effortlessly
- "Fool if she doesn't," replied this elegant young gentleman, flippantly.
- Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
- "I hope none of God's bears is roaming about," replied Alice, flippantly.
- Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
- “Oh, only made some funny noises,” retorted Miss Jones, flippantly.
- Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
- In reference to this it is flippantly asked, 'What does the house build?'
- Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
- Not flippantly, but reverently, leave your misdeeds in a limbo where they may not rise to haunt you.
- Extract from : « The Untroubled Mind » by Herbert J. Hall
- "Call out the fire department, probably," said Eleanor flippantly.
- Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice
- "I am sorry to hear you speak so flippantly on a solemn subject," said Milburgh.
- Extract from : « The Daffodil Mystery » by Edgar Wallace
- "Much obliged for the information," declared Kathleen flippantly.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College » by Jessie Graham Flower
- "I knew you were talking about me," declared Kathleen flippantly.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College » by Jessie Graham Flower
- “On the psychology of Dr. Hinsdale you mean,” amended Madeline flippantly.
- Extract from : « Betty Wales Senior » by Margaret Warde
Synonyms for flippantly
- agilely
- airily
- breezily
- carelessly
- casually
- daintily
- delicately
- easily
- ethereally
- faintly
- flippantly
- freely
- frivolously
- gingerly
- heedlessly
- indifferently
- leniently
- mildly
- moderately
- nimbly
- peacefully
- quietly
- readily
- simply
- slightingly
- slightly
- smoothly
- softly
- sparingly
- sparsely
- subtly
- tenderly
- tenuously
- thinly
- thoughtlessly
- timidly
- unsubstantially
- well
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