frivolously

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English frivolous

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English frivolously

From frivolous + -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

frivolously (comparative more frivolously, superlative most frivolously)

1. In a frivolous manner
   • 1988 June 10, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “May the Formula Be With You”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     The analogy between Reagan's mythmaking and Lucas's isn't intended frivolously.

Translations

in a frivolous manner

• Catalan: frívolament (ca)
• Dutch: frivool (nl)
• Esperanto: malserioze
• Finnish: naurettavasti (fi), typerästi (fi), kevytmielisesti (fi), hölmösti (fi), mitättömästi, jonninjoutavasti
• Galician: frivolamente
• Italian: frivolamente
• Latin: frīvolē
• Portuguese: frivolamente
• Spanish: frívolamente (es)