Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not according to the rules of chivalry; wanting in chivalry or honor.
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- adjective Not
chivalrous
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- adjective offensively discourteous
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Examples
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Such a compact would of course be termed unchivalrous by the rhetoricians at St. St.phen's Green; but it would have prevented the unchivalrous conduct of many so-called loyalists, who, after triumphing by England's aid, then, relying upon that aid for the future, thwarted
William Pitt and the Great War John Holland Rose 1898
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In view of this fact the use of the term "unchivalrous" by the Confederate commander can be justly appreciated.
Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 (of 2) From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 James Gillespie Blaine 1861
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WWI has a strong connotation of faceless, bleak and unchivalrous fighting.
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No, he says, "Given the opportunities these people have afforded me and the platform they've given me, that would be rather unchivalrous."
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They are hard to empathize with though, since all have skeletons in the closet and make some unchivalrous choices along the way.
Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons - Watchmen (Graphic Novel Review) 2008
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They are hard to empathize with though, since all have skeletons in the closet and make some unchivalrous choices along the way.
Archive 2008-11-01 2008
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But he was more than 30 years older than me, too unseemly for a young man to beat up an old man, not honorable, totally unchivalrous, and not manly.
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I stopped the car and jumped out with full intention of demolishing him, chivalrous or unchivalrous, he is going to get the fight he wants.
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Let's just remember this started because people were offended by unchivalrous and ignorant language used to describe a female member of our community.
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First, whatever the upside of attacking Michelle as an angry black woman, seeming sleazy and unchivalrous provoke a serious backlash.
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