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Definition of Cavalierly
1. Adverb. In a proud and domineering manner. "He treated his staff cavalierly"
Definition of Cavalierly
1. adv. In a supercilious, disdainful, or haughty manner; arrogantly.
Definition of Cavalierly
1. Adverb. In a cavalier manner. ¹
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Definition of Cavalierly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cavalierly
Literary usage of Cavalierly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Writings of Philip, Duke of Wharton by Lewis Saul Benjamin (1913)
"... the British Ambassador—He is received very cavalierly at the Embassy —He asks
the Pretender to create him a Duke—A prank—His debts—His guardians stop ..."
2. A Reply to the Letter of J. Fenimore Cooper by Caleb] [Cushing (1834)
"Certain it is,' says ther London Globe, ' that no King in Europe could have
ventured to so cavalierly treat the feelings and convictions of a large minority ..."
3. The Wandering Jew (and Jewess)by R D Manning by R D Manning (2003)
"SAINTE-COLOMBE (cavalierly) The Devil! By tomorrow, my trump? How fast you get on!
Why it is more than a year since I heard of her! ..."
4. The Methodist Review (1881)
"Our Bishops called a fraternal council with the Southern Bishops and were cavalierly
treated. Bishop Janes and Dr. Harris went as delegates to the Southern ..."
5. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1860)
"He appears to forget, however, that tbi* is a game nt which two can play, and
that possibly some one of those whom he has treated so cavalierly may upset ..."
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