nonchalantly

American  

[non-shuh-lahnt-lee] / ˌnɒn ʃəˈlɑnt li /

adverb

1. in an unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited manner; casually.

   The bear was nonchalantly ambling along in the grass, heading straight towards me.

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Etymology

Origin of nonchalantly

nonchalant + -ly

Example Sentences

“I’m probably going to do the same thing you do: teach,” I said nonchalantly.

From Literature

After just three minutes, the towering Josh Lord ambled through a huge gap in a ruck before nonchalantly popping the ball off to scampering scrum-half Roigard.

From BBC

But it’s also full of colorful songwriting, of Shires doing tarot with a mermaid, wandering New York listening to Billy Joel or catching her now-former partner behaving nonchalantly on a home security camera.

From Los Angeles Times

McIlroy first made headlines in Northern Ireland as a kid when he went on local television and nonchalantly chipped golf balls into a washing machine.

From BBC

Reba’s dig at Stracke’s son was the sort of casual, unthinking barb that plenty of Southern mothers have perfected, tossed into a group conversation as nonchalantly as a request for sweet tea.

From Salon

Related Words

• casually
• indifferently