FRIVOLOUS

frivolous. Frivolous, a. flight, trifling, unimportant

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Friv″o‐lous (?), a. [[L. frivolus; prob. akin to friare to rub, crumble, E. friable: cf. F. frivole.]] 1. 1. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument. Swift.
2. 2. Given to trifling; marked with unbecoming levity; silly; interested especially in trifling matters.
His personal tastes were low and frivolous. Macaulay. Syn. — Trifling; trivial; slight; petty; worthless. — Friv″o‐lous‐ly, adv. — Friv″o‐lous‐ness, n.