flippant
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The author’s flippant assertion that “going broke is better than ever” has a serious historical point: Modern bankruptcy is accessible and preferable to old-fashioned debtors’ prison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The Spotlight Shotts community group previously told BBC Scotland News the flippant comment was hurtful to people in the town.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
Platitudes, by their nature, can come off as flippant.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
“It could seem flippant, but he was making a serious point, saying, ‘I felt like I was going to be sacrificed, so this is what I wanted to do before that happened.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025
She’d said it in an unkind, flippant way that made me think she really meant it.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
Vocabulary lists containing flippant
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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Grade 11, List 1
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