nonchalantly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English nonchalant Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English nonchalantly From nonchalant + -ly.
Meanings
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In a nonchalant manner.
I'm sure the Brunel-designed stone-built structure would have had a hatstand for his trademark stovepipe. I can picture him rocking up there of a morning and lobbing it nonchalantly onto the hatstand.
2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Chippenham (1841)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 57:Smoke a gold leaf, I hold heat nonchalantly
1995, “Verbal Intercourse”, in Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…, performed by Raekwon ft. Nas:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most nonchalantly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more nonchalantly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (3)
fr nonchalamment (In a nonchalant manner) · pl nonszalancko (In a nonchalant manner) · ga ar nós cuma liom (In a nonchalant manner)