chivalrously

adverb

Definition of chivalrouslynext
as in valiantly

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Recent Examples of chivalrously Ryan Reynolds chivalrously offers Blake Lively a piggyback ride after dinner at The Greenwich Hotel in New York City on June 9. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chivalrously
  1. valiantly
  2. courageously
  3. bravely
  4. majestically
  5. magnificently
Adverb
  • Meanwhile his wife Penelope dodges suitors while his son Telemachus valiantly searches for his decades-absent dad.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • The man who valiantly shuttles Beirutis across the city’s no-man’s-land.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Definition of valiantly
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  • Cultivate psychological safety by courageously speaking uncomfortable truths, a quality remembered more than talent.
    — Jason Walker PsyD, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • And there is no more important group of people than these young women who courageously stood up.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of courageously
Adverb
  • What this means is open to interpretation, but it is wielded here primarily as a slogan of battlefield aggression—a rallying cry for soldiers who have been trained to abandon their fears, push bravely onward, and embrace a glorious death.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
  • Goldberg, his fellow Canadian, co-directed with him the weirdly uneven apocalyptic comedy bravely titled This Is the End, which proved to be neither a hit nor the end.
    — Peter Bart, Deadline, 30 July 2026
Definition of bravely
Adverb
  • Because the globe’s most popular sport — the players in uniform who give life to the Beautiful Game — has delivered majestically despite the men in suits running it.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
  • And there are at least a dozen others majestically soaring overhead.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026
Definition of majestically
Adverb
  • On my itinerary, for example, there were five shows in five venues, each more magnificently appointed than the last.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • New Zealand responded magnificently with a try in the eighth minute by Jordan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of magnificently

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“Chivalrously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chivalrously. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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