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chalantly

chalantly adverb: not nonchalantly; in a chalant manner.

Adverb

chalantly (comparative more chalantly, superlative most chalantly)

  1. (humorous, nonce-word) Not nonchalantly; in a chalant manner.
    • Chalantly or not, she was given the task.1984, Hansen Ayoola, She Died Yesterday: A Novel
    • …nonchalantly, non-nonchalantly, or even chalantly.2004, Lee Siegel, Love and Other Games of Chance: A Novelty

Forms of chalantly

comparativemore chalantly
superlativemost chalantly

Origin of chalantly

From chalant + -ly, or a back-formation from nonchalantly.

Questions about chalantly

What does chalantly mean?
Chalantly means not nonchalantly; in a chalant manner.
What part of speech is chalantly?
Chalantly is an adverb.

Words near chalantly in the dictionary

  1. chalaning
  2. chalanned
  3. chalanning
  4. chalans
  5. chalant
  6. chalantly
  7. chalara
  8. chalasia
  9. chalastic
  10. Chalatenango
  11. chalav stam

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