| 释义 |
flip·pant
\-nt\ adjective
Etymology: probably from flip (I) + -ant
1. now dialect : nimble, limber
2. archaic : being of smooth, fluent, and easy speech : speaking with readiness and ease : having a voluble tongue : talkative
< it becometh good men, in such cases, to be flippant — Isaac Barrow >
3. : treating or tending to treat with unsuitable levity that which is serious or to which respect is due : pert
• flip·pant·ly adverb
• flip·pant·ness noun -es |