ungallant

Examples

• All

• You would not be so ungallant as to refuse our hospitality.

  Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

• Sir, you are both ungallant and deficient.

  Peter Pan (2003)

• I wouldn't wanna appear ungallant... but I think I'd just as soon do without your assistance in that direction.

  Too Late the Hero (1970)

• He searched his mind for words that would make clear this total absence of design without being inelegant or ungallant.

  Fiction book (1995)

• It would be ungallant of me to say I did not hope so—and untrue.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Even aside from the very ungallant way he treats Katrina, the physical abuse he personally delivers to (the wholly sympathetic) Father Adam during the course of the film is astonishing.

  Blog text (18)

• It would be ungallant to ignore her request for assistance during the event.

• He acted ungallant when he interrupted her speech without apologizing.

• I find it ungallant to criticize someone in front of others, especially in a formal setting.

Synonyms

R

rude

vsungallant

594 1.0

Not polite or showing little respect for others

highlights missing chivalry or polite conduct rather than only blunt impoliteness

I

insolent

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22 7.1

Rude and not showing respect to other people

is about lacking chivalry and discourtesy rather than active arrogance or boldness

I

impolite

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21 2.3

Not showing good manners or respect to other people

focuses more on lacking chivalry and gentlemanly courtesy than simple rudeness

U

uncouth

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• Offensive

10 8.4

Not polite or well behaved in a rough way

is specifically about missing polite, chivalrous treatment rather than broader coarseness

U

uncivil

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9 6.0

Not polite and rude to other people

adds the idea of failing to act with chivalry or courtly manners

I

impudent

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9 7.9

Someone who shows no respect by acting or speaking boldly

describes rudeness from missing chivalry rather than bold shameless disrespect

I

impertinent

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8 7.2

Rude or too bold toward someone, sometimes playful

means lacking chivalry in a blunt way rather than being merely forward

I

ill-mannered

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5 3.9

Rude and impolite in how someone talks or acts

is more about failing to show chivalry and courteous behaviour

D

discourteous

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4 5.5

Not polite to other people and showing little respect

is more about missing chivalry and gentlemanly manners

U

ungracious

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4 6.7

Rude and not polite or kind

highlights absence of chivalry and courtesy rather than mere lack of charm

U

ungentlemanly

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1 7.0

Rude or unfair behavior that shows little respect for others

refers to lacking chivalry or courtesy in a wider sense

U

undiplomatic

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1 7.0

Not careful about hurting other people's feelings in sensitive situations

refers more to rude or chivalry lacking behaviour rather than mere tact errors

U

unmannerly

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1 6.3

Not polite and often rude to others

stresses lack of chivalry and gentlemanly courtesy not just manners

U

unchivalrous

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1 8.6

Not polite or kind to someone in a social situation

is a general term for rude or discourteous conduct

C

caddish

vsungallant

• Offensive

1 9.9

Being rude and selfish in a way that hurts others

is the general word for rude lack of polite or chivalrous behaviour

U

unmannered

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1 7.2

Not showing good manners toward others

puts emphasis on missing chivalry and polite conduct rather than general awkwardness

U

ungentlemanlike

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8.0

Not acting politely or respectfully toward others

is broader naming general lack of polite chivalry

U

ungenteel

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• Archaic

9.9

Not polite and not showing good manners

focuses on missing chivalry and courteous behaviour, not only social class

S

solecistic

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9.9

Showing bad manners that make others uncomfortable

is more about rude, chivalry lacking behaviour than only etiquette errors

U

undeferential

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9.9

Not showing respect to people in authority

is broader covering rude lack of chivalry not just missing respect

U

untactful

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7.2

Not careful about other people's feelings when you speak or act, making others feel bad

is about deliberate discourtesy or missing chivalry, not only poor sensitivity

Antonyms

C

courteous

43 3.7

Polite and respectful when you speak or behave

C

chivalrous

15 7.5

Showing polite, protective, and brave behavior like a knight

G

gallant

11 6.8

Giving polite attention and respect to women, often by a man

How Polite

gallant

11 6.8

polite

329 1.0

discourteous

4 5.5

ungallant

1 9.1

rude

594 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology