Friv"o*lous (?), a. [L.
frivolus; prob. akin to friare to rub, crumble, E.
friable: cf. F. frivole.]
1. Of little weight or importance; not worth
notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument.
Swift.
2. Given to trifling; marked with unbecoming
levity; silly; interested especially in trifling matters.
His personal tastes were low and
frivolous.
Macaulay.
Syn. -- Trifling; trivial; slight; petty; worthless.
-- Friv"o*lous*ly, adv. --
Friv"o*lous*ness, n.