pat
adjective /pæt/ usually disapprovingDefinition
› describes an answer or remark that someone has previously prepared, so that they say it quickly and without any real thought: The minister came out with a pat answer/response.Not showing careful thought
(Definition of pat adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- airy adjective (NOT SERIOUS)
- flip adjective
- flippant adjective
- frivolity noun
- frivolous adjective
- ill-conceived adjective
- incautious adjective
- lightweight adjective (NOT SERIOUS)
- off the cuff idiom
- preconceived adjective
- shallow adjective (NOT SERIOUS)
- skin-deep adjective
- superficial adjective (NOT SERIOUS)
- superficial adjective (ONLY ON SURFACE)
- thoughtless adjective
- unconsidered adjective
- unthinking adjective
- wild adjective (NOT THOUGHT ABOUT)
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