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unknightly
[
uhn-
nahyt
-lee
]
un·knight·ly
/
ʌnˈnaɪt
li
/
Show Spelled
[
uhn-
nahyt
-lee
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
unworthy of a knight.
2.
not like a knight.
adverb
3.
in a manner unworthy of a knight.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
(adj.);
see
un-
1
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knightly
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