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Adjective
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In an inordinately cowardly and cruel act, Rubio stayed away from the department that day, ignoring the men and women whose careers and life plans were decimated by his flippant decision-making.—
Lynn Northcutt Vega,
Sun Sentinel,
29 July 2025 -
Their communication style skews casual, which can be misread as flippant.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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More Getty Images What made his Saturday round at Sedgefield Country Club more amusing was the birdie surge.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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Also, the British themselves are generally strange and amusing.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
29 July 2025
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After guest-starring on an episode of Happy Days in 1978, Williams' zany character proved so popular that ABC cast him as the lead a year later on the spinoff Mork & Mindy, opposite Pam Dawber as his human love interest Mindy McConnell.—
Nate Jones,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The movie is possibly loud and colorful and zany and kooky and busy enough to mask the desperation in a script that shows little imagination for the psychological hurdles of people from three different generations struggling to understand one another.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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The waggish jeer that subverts the Reich Chancellery, designed by Adolf Hitler's chief architect, Albert Speer, must have sent the woman who chastises children for flatulent folly into a tizzy.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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After publishing a New York Times piece about grieving her late husband, the waggish writer received an email from a kindly old acquaintance who was also recently widowed.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
24 Oct. 2024
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In part, because there was something fascinating about the clownish way their once cutting-edge images no longer fit.—
IndieWire Staff,
IndieWire,
16 Aug. 2025
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Joining Proctor in court was Meatball Morrissey’s clownish prosecutor, Adam Lally.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
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For a playful yet sweet date night scent, Ledda’s 16 Scenic Rose is a lovely choice.—
Sarah Boyd,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Other social media users also joined the conversation, adding playful comments to the thread started by the original person who uploaded the photos.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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To be facetious, how many of those people who committed mass murder in the fifth largest city in America went to death row?—
Dave Zirin,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2025
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At first, Yellow Face offers a facetious and overly complicated panorama, shuffling Daniel Dae Kim’s glibly intellectual DHH and Francis Jue’s heartfelt HYH among the Asian, black, and white supporting actors who portray various egotistic New York professionals.—
Armond White,
National Review,
21 May 2025
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Carpenter was the epitome of poise, delivering an energetic and entertaining performance on stage while controlling the moment with a quick wit between songs.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Heading outside, the open-plan sports deck is designed for lounging, dining, and entertaining, the sun deck offers space for relaxing at anchor, and the sea deck is geared toward water sports.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Snickery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snickery. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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