different between superciliously vs cavalierly

superciliously

English

Etymology

supercilious +? -ly

Adverb

superciliously (comparative more superciliously, superlative most superciliously)

  1. In a supercilious manner.

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cavalierly

English

Etymology

cavalier +? -ly

Adverb

cavalierly (comparative more cavalierly, superlative most cavalierly)

  1. In a cavalier manner.
    • 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, Black Swan, pg.46:
      Far from marking the outer edge of the solar system, as those school-room maps so cavalierly imply, Pluto is barely one fifty-thousandth of the way.

Synonyms

  • superciliously
  • haughtily
  • disdainfully
  • curtly
  • brusquely

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