Choose the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

FLIPPANT 

Mannerly 

The most appropriate antonym of the word FLIPPANT is MANNERLY.

• Flippant means "showing a lack of seriousness or respect; disrespectful."
• Mannerly means "having or showing good manners or polite behavior."

The other words do not have the same meaning as mannerly.

• Needled means "to provoke or annoy someone with persistent teasing or criticism."
• Absorb means "to take in or soak up (something, especially liquid)."
• Depressed means "in a low state of spirits; unhappy or dejected."