Cavalierly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kævəˈliːɚli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Cavalierly is an adverb meaning In a cavalier manner.
Meaning
In a cavalier manner.
Example Sentences
He had, he felt, treated Mrs Hubbard rather cavalierly.
Louis's brow wore its deepest gloom as he said, "There are few in yonder room who would so cavalierly reject my love."
Far from marking the outer edge of the solar system, as those school-room maps so cavalierly imply, Pluto is barely one fifty-thousandth of the way.
Synonyms for cavalierly
Depending on context, synonyms include superciliously, haughtily, disdainfully, curtly, brusquely.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disdainfully, lightly, uncavalierly, chivalrously, knightly, clemently.
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