semichivalrous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
semi- + chivalrous
Adjective[edit]
semichivalrous (not comparable)
- Partly chivalrous.
- 1924, E. M. Forster, A Passage to India:
- After that, he watched the semichivalrous behavings of the three English with quiet amusement; he thought Fielding had been incredibly silly and weak, and he was amazed by the younger people's want of proper pride.