"cavalierly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: more cavalierly [comparative], most cavalierly [superlative]
Etymology: From cavalier + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cavalier|ly}} cavalier + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} cavalierly (comparative more cavalierly, superlative most cavalierly)
  1. In a cavalier manner. Synonyms: superciliously, haughtily, disdainfully, curtly, brusquely
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