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US
/ˌkævəˈɫɪɹɫi/
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ADVERB
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in a proud and domineering manner
he treated his staff cavalierly
How To Use cavalierly In A Sentence
- Before him, Karl Yundt remained standing, one wing of his faded greenish havelock thrown back cavalierly over his shoulder. The Secret Agent; a Simple Tale
- It does require diligence and dedication; therefore it cannot be approached cavalierly.
- Election campaigns use "a new direction" as a synonym for improvement. Persistence is rarely rewarded, and what one legislature or president decrees, a successor cavalierly repeals.
- We overthrew Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq, and then cavalierly dismantled the entire structure of the Iraqi state, sure that we could simply set up a new one.
- But in reading this account, weren’t you struck by how cavalierly the news agency threw out the term mudskipper? M. Skipper, Plaintiff » Japundit Blog
- Camel trekking is an activity that matches man with a foul-tempered, humpbacked beast that sinisterly hisses and cavalierly drops to its haunches when it no longer feels compelled to carry you. Dunes Struck
- He treats the whole situation cavalierly and unsystematically.
- he treated his staff cavalierly
- It was just last week I so cavalierly wrote them off as a fluke and the likely team to slip out of the playoff picture in the rugged Western Conference.
- Therefore, don't cavalierly refused a seemingly low salary job.