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frivolous

friv·o·lous [ frívvələss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. not worth taking seriously: lacking in intellectual substance and not worth serious consideration

2. silly: silly and trivial

[15th century. < Latin frivolus "silly, unimportant"]

friv·o·lous·ly adverb
friv·o·lous·ness noun
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