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semichivalrous

semichivalrous adjective: partly chivalrous.

Adjective

semichivalrous (not comparable)

  1. Partly chivalrous.
    • 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.1924, E. M. Forster, A Passage to India

Origin of semichivalrous

From semi- + chivalrous.

Questions about semichivalrous

What does semichivalrous mean?
Semichivalrous means partly chivalrous.
What part of speech is semichivalrous?
Semichivalrous is an adjective.

Words near semichivalrous in the dictionary

  1. semichemical
  2. semichemically
  3. semichild
  4. semichildren
  5. semichiral
  6. semichivalrous
  7. semichoral
  8. semichoric
  9. semichorus
  10. semichoruses
  11. semichot

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