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cavalierly

/kævəˈliːɚli/

cavalierly adverb: in a cavalier manner.

Adverb

cavalierly (comparative more cavalierly, superlative most cavalierly)

  1. In a cavalier manner.
    • Louis's brow wore its deepest gloom as he said, "There are few in yonder room who would so cavalierly reject my love."1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter II, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 25
    • He had, he felt, treated Mrs Hubbard rather cavalierly.1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 14, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 175

Synonyms of cavalierly

All synonyms of cavalierly

Forms of cavalierly

comparativemore cavalierly
superlativemost cavalierly

Origin of cavalierly

From cavalier + -ly.

Questions about cavalierly

What does cavalierly mean?
Cavalierly means in a cavalier manner.
What part of speech is cavalierly?
Cavalierly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce cavalierly?
Cavalierly is pronounced /kævəˈliːɚli/ (US).

Words near cavalierly in the dictionary

  1. Cavalieris
  2. cavalierish
  3. cavalierishness
  4. cavalierism
  5. cavalierisms
  6. cavalierly
  7. cavalierness
  8. cavaliero
  9. cavalieroes
  10. cavalieros
  11. cavaliers

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