[Visual Vocabulary] Frivolous

[Sandesh Kumar Sodhi]

Word meaning -
(of activities) silly or wasteful

lacking in seriousness

Usage examples -

Wasting time with a frivolous complaint

Consumers should avoid filing frivolous cases in court.

Frivolous litigation, as used in colloquial and political terms in the United States, refers to lawsuits that are based on a theory that seems absurd, or where the claim results in damages that greatly exceed what one would expect from reading 

a brief summary of the case. Awards for medical malpractice are sometimes derided as frivolous (in this sense of meaning "excessive").

Additional note -

Mnemonic -

Frivolous fun

The Frivolous Fun Finale Fling

Fables for the Frivolous

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Posted By Sandesh Kumar Sodhi to Visual Vocabulary at 10/05/2008 07:21:00 PM

[Sandesh Kumar Sodhi]