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frivolously

[friv-uh-luhs-lee] / ˈfrɪv ə ləs li /
ADVERB
lightly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
casually delicately easily faintly freely gingerly mildly moderately quietly simply slightly softly sparsely subtly tenderly thinly
WEAK
agilely airily breezily carelessly daintily ethereally flippantly heedlessly indifferently leniently nimbly peacefully readily slightingly smoothly sparingly tenuously thoughtlessly timidly unsubstantially well
Antonyms
STRONGEST
difficultly roughly uncarefully
WEAK
effortfully heavily
ADVERB
superficially
Synonyms
STRONGEST
outwardly
WEAK
apparently at first glance carelessly casually externally extraneously flimsily hastily ignorantly not profoundly not thoroughly on the surface once over lightly ostensibly partially skim to the casual eye
Antonyms
WEAK
carefully deeply thoroughly

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Frivolously worrying whether bacteria had one, two, or three chromosomes would not help us win the DNA structure.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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