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"Respectable," said the London Times, rather unchivalrously, "but hardly exciting."

From Time Magazine Archive

As the hatbox-sized hullabaloo raged, an Italian designer kicked up another fuss by unchivalrously knocking Jackie's knees.

From Time Magazine Archive

He went on more cheerfully, telling himself unchivalrously that he had got Mary V's goat, all right.

From Skyrider by Fischer, Anton Otto

And with the dukedom went the hand of a Russian princess, whose face Saxe unchivalrously compared to a Westphalia ham.

From Superwomen by Terhune, Albert Payson

Pamphlets were circulated to rouse the enthusiasm of the nation, by depicting the wrongs of a young and beautiful queen, so unchivalrously assailed by bearded monarchs in overwhelming combination.

From The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)