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frivolously

frivolously

3 6.4
To act in a not serious, careless way without thinking about the results
  • adverb
  • /ˈfrɪv.ə.ləs.li/
translation icon : frívolamente
  • We continue to spend frivolously, live above our means, and do not care about the poor and less fortunate!
  • spend frivolously
  • treat frivolously
  • act frivolously

Like I like to treat myself, but I never waste money or spend it, like, frivolously.

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Examples

  • Some will sleep in tents, others will live frivolously.

  • He approached his studies frivolously, which ultimately hurt his grades.

  • We're not just doing things frivolously and doing fun things.

  • Worse yet, they spend that easily made money more frivolously.

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  • I wouldn't do it frivolously.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I don't think that anyone should be able to take it lightly or frivolously.

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  • That's millions of dollars that will be wasted and spent frivolously, and millions that will subsidize the lazy poor.

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  • We frequently say in academe that we are spending the public's money, so we can't spend it frivolously or inefficiently.

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  • She chose to spend her vacation frivolously, enjoying parties instead of relaxation.

  • The children laughed frivolously as they played in the park without a care in the world.

Synonyms

airily
vsfrivolously
1 6.7

In a light, careless way that shows little worry

focuses on carefree superficiality and missing real purpose
unseriously
vsfrivolously
6.2

Speaks or acts in a joking way

emphasizes superficial carelessness and lack of real purpose

Antonyms

1.6

In a way that shows you mean what you say

How Frivolous

absurdly
23 5.0
sillily
8.1
frivolously
3 6.4
playfully
18 1.4

Surface Forms

frivolously positive
frivolouslyer comparative
frivolouslyest superlative

Morphology

frivolously = frivolous (transparent) = frivolous + ly

Adverb formed regularly from the adjective 'frivolous' with the productive suffix '-ly', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Frivolously comes from an old French and Latin word frivolus meaning 'worthless' or 'trivial', and you can see the same root in frivolity. So to act frivolously is to behave in a light, silly, or not serious way that shows little real care.