nonchalantly
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of nonchalantly
Explanation
Use the adverb nonchalantly to describe an action done in a really relaxed, casual, unconcerned way. From now on if someone asks you to define the word nonchalantly, you can do it...nonchalantly. It’s no big deal! You may nonchalantly hit a 3-point shot during a basketball game — you've done it a million times before so you're relaxed and confident. Nonchalantly can also describe something that just seems relaxed. Even if you’re truly stressed out about an upcoming test, you can still shrug nonchalantly about it to make people think you’re unconcerned.
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Example Sentences
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Nonchalantly evading punches, connecting with quick counters and even faster hands, Edwards began to show why many see him as Britain's most technically gifted boxer.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2023
Nonchalantly the all-powerful State intimated that avalanches of candy, canned meat, canned vegetables and canned fish might be released from the same or additional stores at any moment.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nonchalantly placing his weight on one leg, the egg-shaped instrumentalist blew through the intricacies of the high coloratura with characteristic ease; he blasted a final, full-volume flourish that brought an audible gasp from the audience.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nonchalantly he took out his claspknife, cut hunks of bread from the long loaf.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
Nonchalantly he picked his comic book off the floor and placed it on his lap.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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