Antonyms for chivalrous

Grammar : Adj

Spell : shiv-uhl-ruhs

Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃɪv əl rəs

Definition of chivalrous

Origin : mid-14c., from Old French chevaleros "knightly, noble, chivalrous," from chevalier (see chevalier; also cf. chivalry). According to OED, obsolete in English and French from mid-16c. Not revived in French, but brought back in English late 18c. by romantic writers fond of medieval settings.

adj valiant

Example sentences :

"You men shouldn't be so chivalrous," said Margaret thoughtfully.
Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster

Wait till I do that which may gar her look at me,' said the chivalrous youth.
Extract from : « Two Penniless Princesses » by Charlotte M. Yonge

Where were the chivalrous chieftains with their clans behind them?
Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever

To his mind his father embodied all that was noble, high-hearted, and chivalrous.
Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever

So the boy scout of to-day must be chivalrous, manly, and gentlemanly.
Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America

This much is said from the viewpoint of the ordinary sensible and chivalrous onlooker.
Extract from : « Policing the Plains » by R.G. MacBeth

At the same time with their chivalrous literature, they had a mocking one.
Extract from : « A Literary History of the English People » by Jean Jules Jusserand

The doctor was a chivalrous man, and did not try to rub in a sore.
Extract from : « Tom, Dick and Harry » by Talbot Baines Reed

"It's putting a big lot of work on you, Fred," said the chivalrous Jack.
Extract from : « Two Boys in Wyoming » by Edward S. Ellis

Yet you must run your chivalrous head into a halter for his sake!
Extract from : « We Two » by Edna Lyall

Synonyms for chivalrous

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