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frivolous

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
frivolous/ˈfrɪvələs/

▶adjective not having any serious purpose or value.

■ (of a person) carefree and superficial.

– derivatives
frivolity noun,
frivolously adverb,
frivolousness noun.

– origin ME: from L. frivolus ‘silly, trifling’ + -ous.

'frivolous' also found in these Oxford entries:

bimbo - butterfly - flibbertigibbet - fluffy - fool - frippery - giddy - silly

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