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ungallant, a.|-ˈlænt, older ˈʌn-|
(un-1 7.)
α1710Shaftesbury Charac. (1711) I. 312 Nor is there any thing ungalante in the manner of thus questioning the Lady-Fancys. 1762H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Paint. (1765) II. 128 Vandyck..was so ungalant as to dispute with her on the price of her picture.
β1731Gay Let. to Swift 27 Apr., All my fear is, that you will give up me for her, which, after my ungallant declaration, would be very ungenerous. 1829Lytton Devereux i. i, It must not be supposed that Sir William Devereux was an ungallant man. 1863‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage viii, True enough!.. It is an ungallant admission.
absol.1808E. Sleath Bristol Heiress V. 282 His behaviour was..a little upon the ungallant.
Hence ungallantness.
1859Jephson & Reeve Brittany 176 On my making him aware of his ungallantness. |