frivolous
adjective
uk/ˈfrɪv.əl.əs/us/ˈfrɪv.əl.əs/behavingin asillyway and not taking anythingseriously:
愚蠢轻浮的，不严肃的Ithinkheseesher as a frivolousyoungwoman.我想他把她看成了轻浮的姑娘。
I'msorryto be so frivolous.
Opposite
unfrivolous(SERIOUS)
A frivolousactivityorobjectissillyor notimportantratherthanusefulorserious:
无聊的；不重要的Ifeellike doing somethingcompletelyfrivolous today.今天我只想做点儿琐事。
Theywastetheirtimeandmoneyon frivolous things.
Opposite
unfrivolous(PLAIN)
lawspecialized
A frivolousclaimis notbasedonfactor goodreasons, orrelatesto something that is not at allimportant, so that it isobviouslynotlikelytosucceedor notworthtaking tocourt:
Whatstepscan we take toreducefrivoloussuitsthatoverwhelmourjudicialsystem?
Theproposalwouldimposepenaltiesagainstlawyerswhofilefrivolousclaims.
frivolouslawsuits/litigation/complaints
It is for thecourttodecidewhether theappealis frivolous.
Compare
vexatious
Opposites
non-frivolous
unfrivolous(LAW)specialized
- Ifindhimdelightfullyfrivolous.
- It's frivolous to beplanningapartyat atimelike this!
- You need to maketimefor abitof frivolousfun.
- Hesawtheirartas frivolous, tooobsessedwithbeautyandpleasure.
- I'm not going tospendmymoneyon something so frivolous.
- He called thelegalaction"utterlyfrivolous".
Not showing careful thought
- airily
- airiness
- airy
- bash
- bashsomethingout
- cuff
- frivolity
- frivolously
- ill-conceived
- incautious
- incautiously
- off the cuffidiom
- preconceived
- shallow
- shallowly
- shallowness
- shoot from the hipidiom
- thoughtless
- unconsidered
- unthinking
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Useless and futile
Taking legal action