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CHIVALROUSLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chivalrously mean?
• CHIVALROUSLY (adverb)
The adverb CHIVALROUSLY has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: CHIVALROUSLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a gallant manner
Synonyms:
chivalrously; gallantly
Context example:
he gallantly offered to take her home
Antonym:
unchivalrously (in an unchivalrous and ungallant manner)
Pertainym:
chivalrous (being attentive to women like an ideal knight)
Context examples
"But Ruth is my teacher," Martin answered chivalrously. "She is responsible for what little I have learned."
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
She was pretty and soft, and had been chivalrously treated all her days.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
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