as in arrogant
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude
a cavalier and pompous boss, indifferent to the feelings of her subordinates
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as in gentleman
an honorable and courteous man
a novel about the dashing cavaliers and gracious ladies of the South before the Civil War
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Recent Examples of cavalier
Powel H. Kazanjian, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
But after this rush of cavalier soldiering and bitter sarcasm comes a sobering moment.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Alexandra S. Levine, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
Finally, to call Alito’s assessment of the ruling’s consequences for women cavalier would be charitable.
—Sue Halpern, The New York Review of Books, 25 May 2022
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Adjective
Today, despite a cavalier public attitude toward the disease, AIDS causes over 630,000 deaths globally.
—Powel H. Kazanjian, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
But after this rush of cavalier soldiering and bitter sarcasm comes a sobering moment.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
What is unique, however, is the way TikTok and its outside consultants are handling this material—an approach experts say is ham-handed and cavalier at best, and harmful and re-traumatizing at worst.
—Alexandra S. Levine, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
Finally, to call Alito’s assessment of the ruling’s consequences for women cavalier would be charitable.
—Sue Halpern, The New York Review of Books, 25 May 2022
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“Cavalier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavalier. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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