chivalrously
- a word derived from chivalrous.
Example Sentences
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He adds, chivalrously, that she was “one of the most extreme cases of misplaced self-confidence I have ever come across.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2015
They take a boat ride to a private dock and Tasos manages not to stare at her remarkable sunburn and instead chivalrously asks for permission to kiss her and sweetly holds her hands.
From Time ● Sep. 2, 2014
The award’s presenter Colin Firth chivalrously slipped the shoe back on her foot.
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 13, 2012
And maybe you and I are guilty of the same kind of instinct in springing so chivalrously to Beryl's defence.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2011
He bowed to her most chivalrously, but she turned away from him with a contemptuous gesture.
From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Cahan, Abraham
