cavalier
/ˈkæ.vəˌlir/ adjective C2- Lacking the proper care or concern for something important, reckless, rash, high-handed.
- High-spirited.
- Supercilious.
- Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I of England (1600–1649).
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I felt rather indignant at having two characters whom I had admired treated in this cavalier style.
“‘My ancestor, Sir Ralph Musgrave, was a prominent Cavalier and the right-hand man of Charles the Second in his wanderings,’ said my friend.
“And this Cavalier opposite to me—the one with the black velvet and the lace?”
“Nay, I flatter myself that there can be no doubt of it,” replied the cavalier in the cloak.
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