cav·a·lier
ˌka-və-ˈlir
1
: marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain entry 1) dismissal of important matters
a cavalier attitude toward money
has a cavalier disregard for the rights of others
2
: debonair
3
a
capitalized
: of or relating to the party of Charles I of England in his struggles with the Puritans and Parliament
b
: aristocratic
portrayed the plantation owner as a cavalier fop
c
capitalized
: of or relating to the English Cavalier poets of the mid-17th century
cavalierly
adverb
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