unchivalrous en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English chivalrous English unchivalrous From un- + chivalrous.
Meanings
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Not chivalrous.
Unless one final Schlafly paradox gets in the way. Before she died, the First Lady of the Conservative Movement endorsed Trump. That makes sense: Schlafly was a paleoconservative who was worried about immigration. But Trump has turned out to be the most unchivalrous candidate in living memory, the very antithesis of Schlafly’s ideal Christian standard.
2016 September 6, Timothy Stanley, “How Phyllis Schlafly gave us Sarah Palin”, in CNN:Miss Porter was especially interested in everything I had to say about you, and asked many questions. I am afraid I took a rather unchivalrous delight in picturing your desire and resolve to go back eventually to your native jungle.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 73:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unchivalrous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unchivalrous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unchivalrousness · unchivalrously
Translations (2)
hu lovagiatlan (not chivalrous) · fi epäritarillinen (not chivalrous)