persiflageous
persiflageous adjective: discussed in a frivolous, light-hearted way, in the manner of persiflage.
Adjective
persiflageous (comparative more persiflageous, superlative most persiflageous)
- Discussed in a frivolous, light-hearted way, in the manner of persiflage.
- “He's persiflageous, Sarge! And how do you like that ace, Hennesy?”1934, Harry Stephen Keeler, The Riddle of the Traveling Skull
- The style became at once more elegant, more matey, more persiflageous but sufficiently overwrought for us, in this grim post-war period, to charge it with a form of naïveté wholly different from that noted in the first volumes.1948, Association of Assistant Librarians, Library assistant, volumes 41-42, page 4
Forms of persiflageous
| comparative | more persiflageous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most persiflageous |
Origin of persiflageous
From persiflage + -ous.
Questions about persiflageous
- What does persiflageous mean?
- Persiflageous means discussed in a frivolous, light-hearted way, in the manner of persiflage.
- What part of speech is persiflageous?
- Persiflageous is an adjective.
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