flippant /ˈflɪp.ənt/ adjective3 •Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.The conversations had grown more adult over the years—she was less flippant, at least. — 1998 •(dialect) Nimble; limber. •(no longer used) Loquacious; speaking with ease and rapidity.November 5, 1673, Isaac Barrow, sermon on the Gunpowder Treason It becometh good men, in such cases, to be pleasantly flippant and free in their speech. formsmore flippant · most flippant