单词 | ungallant |
释义 | ungallantadj. (un- prefix1 1.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > not courteously attentive > specific to women ungallant1710 degalant1778 unchivalrous1846 unchivalric1851 α. β. 1731 J. Gay 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.1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. i. i. 4 It must not be supposed that Sir William Devereux was an ungallant man.1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. viii. 165 True enough!.. It is an ungallant admission.absolute.1808 E. Sleath Bristol Heiress V. 282 His behaviour was..a little upon the ungallant.1710 Ld. Shaftesbury Soliloquy 154 Nor is there any thing un-galante in the manner of thus questioning the Lady-Fancys. 1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting II. iii. 113 Vandyck..was so ungalant as to dispute with her on the price of her picture. Derivatives ungallantness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > lack of courteous attention > specific to women ungallantry1723 ingallantry1805 unchivalry1858 ungallantness1859 1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany 176 On my making him aware of his ungallantness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < |
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