unknightly

[ uhn-nahyt-lee ]

/ ʌnˈnaɪt li /

unworthy of a knight.

not like a knight.

in a manner unworthy of a knight.

Origin of unknightly

1375–1425; late Middle English (adj.); see un-¹, knightly

unkenned, unkennel, unkind, unkindest cut, unkindly, unknightly, unknit, unknot, unknowable, unknowing, unknown

There seemed something about it unknightly, unkind and cowardly, almost base.
Tancred|Benjamin Disraeli
This Garlon has an unknightly way of killing men by viewless blows from the rear.
Alfred Tennyson|Andrew Lang
He was of knightly blood, but has died in a most unknightly business.
Wulf the Saxon|G. A. Henty
But there is nothing more hateful to me than his unknightly sloth!
King Arthur's Knights|Henry Gilbert

True, Herr Ritter; but we deemed it unknightly to snatch at what travellers lost by misfortune.
The Dove in the Eagle's Nest|Charlotte M. Yonge

单词	unknightly
释义	unknightly [ uhn-nahyt-lee ] / ʌnˈnaɪt li / adjective unworthy of a knight. not like a knight. adverb in a manner unworthy of a knight. Origin of unknightly 1375–1425; late Middle English (adj.); see un-¹, knightly Words nearby unknightly unkenned, unkennel, unkind, unkindest cut, unkindly, unknightly, unknit, unknot, unknowable, unknowing, unknown Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unknightly There seemed something about it unknightly, unkind and cowardly, almost base. Tancred\|Benjamin Disraeli This Garlon has an unknightly way of killing men by viewless blows from the rear. Alfred Tennyson\|Andrew Lang He was of knightly blood, but has died in a most unknightly business. Wulf the Saxon\|G. A. Henty But there is nothing more hateful to me than his unknightly sloth! King Arthur's Knights\|Henry Gilbert True, Herr Ritter; but we deemed it unknightly to snatch at what travellers lost by misfortune. The Dove in the Eagle's Nest\|Charlotte M. Yonge
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