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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

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