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  • 81Warfare — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Warfare >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 warfare warfare Sgm: N 1 fighting fighting &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 hostilities hostilities Sgm: N 1 war war arms the sword Sgm: N 1 Mars …

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  • 82Probity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Probity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 probity probity integrity rectitude Sgm: N 1 uprightness uprightness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 honesty honesty faith Sgm: N 1 honor honor Sgm …

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  • 83unchivalrous — (adj.) 1821, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + CHIVALROUS (Cf. chivalrous). Related: Unchivalrously. Alternative unchivalric is recorded from 1851 …

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  • 84gallant — gal·lant || gÉ™ lÉ‘nt / gælÉ™nt ,gÉ™ lænt n. chivalrous man, man who is extremely gentlemanly; lover; paramour adj. brave, courteous; knightly, chivalrous, gentlemanly …

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  • 85gallants — gal·lant || gÉ™ lÉ‘nt / gælÉ™nt ,gÉ™ lænt n. chivalrous man, man who is extremely gentlemanly; lover; paramour adj. brave, courteous; knightly, chivalrous, gentlemanly …

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  • 86valiant — a. 1. Brave, courageous, intrepid, valorous, gallant, chivalrous, chivalric, heroic, daring, dauntless, bold, fearless, doughty, undaunted, Spartan, lion hearted, stout hearted, redoubtable. 2. Brave, gallant, heroic, chivalrous …

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  • 87gallant — I. a. 1. Gay, showy, fine, splendid, magnificent, well dressed. 2. Courageous, brave, valiant, intrepid, valorous, heroic, chivalrous, fearless, bold, daring, high spirited. 3. Magnanimous, noble, chivalrous, high minded, fine, lofty, honorable.… …

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  • 88lady — la•dy [[t]ˈleɪ di[/t]] n. pl. dies, adj. 1) cvb a woman who is refined, polite, and well spoken 2) cvb a woman of high social position or economic class 3) any woman; female (sometimes used in combination): the lady who answered the phone; a… …

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  • 89handsome is as handsome does — Handsome denotes chivalrous or genteel behaviour, though it is often popularly taken to refer to good looks. At its second occurrence in the proverb the word is properly an adverb. For the common US equivalent, see pretty is as pretty does. c… …

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  • 90civil — [siv′əl] adj. [OFr < L civilis < civis: see HOME] 1. of a citizen or citizens [civil rights] 2. of a community of citizens, their government, or their interrelations [civil service, civil war] 3. cultured; civilized 4. polite or courteous,… …

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