cavalier
noun
a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
cavalierly
-
a word derived from
cavalier.
Example Sentences
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Presumably whenever a stockpicker—whether investor or analyst—chooses the next big idea, that choice isn’t made cavalierly.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
The project was championed by then-Mayor Tom Bradley with a $1-million contribution from the Community Redevelopment Agency, a bit of City Hall history we too cavalierly allow to be forgotten.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
It won't even keep him from cavalierly risking their lives.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2023
But for autocratic leaders in other parts of the world, his legacy stands as a cautionary tale of power discarded quickly and, by some estimates, cavalierly, with little or nothing in return.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
It was annoyance that he had been so mightily inconvenienced, that he had been handled by the maid as cavalierly as an inanimate object—a serving bowl, say, or a teapot.
From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo
