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Meanings of unchivalrous in anglès

Offensively discourteous.

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Not adhering to the high moral standards expected of a gentleman.

Usage of unchivalrous in anglès
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And have it said that I won by treachery, with an unchivalrous attack?
A clash of kings
2
The inflated state of the unchivalrous middle, denominated Manchester, terrified him.
Beauchamp's Career — Volume 1
3
Every time I thumped your brother's shield, I felt unchivalrous.
A feast for crows
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I have never read such unchivalrous sentiments in my life-froma man, I mean.
A Pair of Blue Eyes
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Such a bad pupil, Monsieur!-sothankless, cold-hearted, unchivalrous, unforgiving!
Villette
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The wrath against this unchivalrous wickedness increased mightily.
Legends of the Rhine
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I had been guilty of most unchivalrous conduct toward one of the girls of St. Agatha's.
The House of a Thousand Candles
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The man who is unchivalrous to a woman-
Where Angels Fear to Tread
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General Buckner felt himself "compelled to accept the ungenerous and unchivalrous terms" which General Grant proposed.
Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 / From Lincoln to Garfield, wit...
10
Buckner replied that circumstances compelled him "to accept the ungenerous and unchivalrous terms which you propose."
Pushing to the Front
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I should have been left, as Augustus was unchivalrous enough to tell me this morning, 'in the gutter.'
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel
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But without indulging in unchivalrous reflections we may draw certain morals from it of both immediate and ultimate applicability.
The Soul of the Far East
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Ladies, forgive the unchivalrous doubt.
Put Yourself in His Place
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But to smite a creature conspicuously your inferior in fortune-past ,present ,andprospective-isunchivalrous, not to say downright mean-spirited.
Deadham Hard: A Romance
15
It looks very unchivalrous.
Chance: A Tale in Two Parts
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He was not unchivalrous.
The Hunted Woman
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