ungallant en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + gallant.
Meanings
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Not gallant; ignoble, dishonourable, unvaliant.
"I think we are getting rather away from the point, Mr Drishna," interposed Carrados, with the impartiality of a judge. "Unless I am misinformed, you are not so ungallant as to include everyone you have met here in your execration?"
1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more ungallant | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most ungallant | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ungallantly · ungallantry · ungallantness
Translations (2)
fi epäritarillinen (not gallant) · fi kunniaton (not gallant)