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71play — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sport, frolic, fun, amusement, game, recreation; drama, comedy, tragedy; scope, freedom, latitude, sweep, range. v. operate, wield, ply; act, perform; compete; pluck, bow, strike, beat; move, caper,… …
72toy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plaything, trinket, trifle; doll, puppet. v. trifle or play (with); fiddle, dally. See amusement, unimportance, endearment. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. childish, miniature, small, diminutive, model… …
73trifle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bagatelle, nothing, triviality; gewgaw, trinket, knickknack, gimcrack; particle, bit, morsel, trace. See littleness, unimportance. v. i. toy, play, dally, fool. See neglect. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A… …
74flippant — flip|pant [ˈflıpənt] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: FLIP1] not being serious about something that other people think you should be serious about ▪ a rather flippant remark flippant about ▪ You shouldn t be flippant about such things.… …
75flippant — c.1600, talkative; 1670s, displaying unbecoming levity, apparently an extended form of FLIP (Cf. flip) (v.). Shortened form flip is attested from 1847. Related: Flippantly …
76flippant — adjective not showing the appropriate seriousness or respect. Derivatives flippancy noun flippantly adverb Origin C17 (early senses included nimble and talkative , then playful ): from flip1 + ant …
77pertly — ad. 1. Briskly, smartly, roundly, promptly. 2. Saucily, boldly, impudently, flippantly, impertinently …
78flippant — adjective not being serious about something that other people think you should be serious about, so that they think you do not care: A hospital is hardly the place for such flippant remarks. flippantly adverb flippancy noun (U) …
79airily — adverb the sparrow hopped airily along the composer meant for the piece to be played airily Syn: lightly, breezily, flippantly, casually, nonchalantly, heedlessly, without consideration Ant: seriously …
80in vain — 1) they tried in vain to save him Syn: unsuccessfully, without success, to no avail, to no purpose, fruitlessly 2) his efforts were in vain See vain 2) 3) she took the Lord s name in vain Syn …
