semichivalrous
English
Etymology
semi- + chivalrous
Adjective
semichivalrous (not comparable)
- Partly chivalrous.
- 1924, E. M. Forster, A Passage to India
- 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