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nonchalantly - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'nonchalantly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nonchalantly [ adv.]
- In a nonchalant, indifferent, or careless manner; coolly.

Meaning of 'nonchalantly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nonchalantly [ r]
Meaning (1):
- in an unconcerned manner
Example in sentence:
  • glanced casually at the headlines;
  • war was breaking out in Europe, but she unconcernedly planned for a holiday
Meaning (2):
- in a composed and unconcerned manner
Example in sentence:
  • without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on a carborundum stone as coolly as a butcher