a. offhand; unceremonious; gay; easy; frank. Opposed to
The plodding, persevering scupulous accuracy of the one, and the easy, cavalier, verbal fluency of the other, form a complete contrast. Hazlitt. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. cavalier, It. cavaliere, LL. caballarius, fr. L. caballus. See Cavalcade, and cf. Chevalier, Caballine. ]
a. Somewhat like a cavalier. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The practice or principles of cavaliers. Sir. W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a supercilious, disdainful, or haughty manner; arrogantly. Junius. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A disdainful manner. [ 1913 Webster ]