flippantly

flippantly
adverb leichtfertig
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flip·pant·ly
[ˈflɪpəntli]
adv
1. (frivolously) leichtfertig, oberflächlich
2. (disrespectfully) vorlaut, flapsig fam, schnodd[e]rig pej fam
* * *
['flIpəntlɪ]
adv
answer, say leichtfertig; (= disrespectfully) schnodd(e)rig (inf)
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adv.
frivol adv.
leichtsinnig adv.

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