chivalrous
adjective
having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
unchivalrously
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a word derived from
chivalrous.
Example Sentences
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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
And with the dukedom went the hand of a Russian princess, whose face Saxe unchivalrously compared to a Westphalia ham.
From Superwomen by Albert Payson Terhune
They were asked unchivalrously to undo their clothing, and with comic dignity and superb self-possession they defiantly declined.
From Looking Seaward Again by Walter Runciman
He went on more cheerfully, telling himself unchivalrously that he had got Mary V's goat, all right.
From Skyrider by Anton Otto Fischer
