cavalier
ka vuh lir
- n a gallant or courtly gentleman
- n a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War
- s given to haughty disregard of others
- Mary preferred to carefully evaluate scientific evidence before reaching any conclusions; Louis, on the other hand, was often impulsive and cavalier in his proclamations.
- Whatever the reason, the crime appears to be getting more cavalier in the Sunshine State.
- If the proposed warning labels prompt closer monitoring of children who are being treated for depression and dampen the cavalier way some health-care providers have been handing .