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frivolously

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friv·o·lous  (frv-ls)
adj.
1. Unworthy of serious attention; trivial: a frivolous novel.
2. Inappropriately silly: a frivolous purchase.
[Middle English, probably from Latin frvolus, of little value, probably from frire, to crumble.]
frivo·lous·ly adv.
frivo·lous·ness n.
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Adv.1.frivolously - in a frivolous manner; "she spends her time frivolously enjoying the easy life of a rich and spoiled girl"


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She thought her too fashionably dressed, frivolously gay and vain.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
That I suffered much in these contentions, that they filled me with unhappiness and remorse, and yet that I had a sustaining sense that it was required of me, in right and honour, to keep away from myself, with shame, the thought of turning to the dear girl in the withering of my hopes, from whom I had frivolously turned when they were bright and fresh - which consideration was at the root of every thought I had concerning her - is all equally true.
David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles View in context
During the previous period woman, in fashionable circles, had been treated as an elegant toy, of whom nothing was expected but to be frivolously attractive.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
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