menschy

adjective

as in chivalrous

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for menschy
  1. chivalrous
  2. classy
  3. high-minded
  4. unassailable
  5. unimpeachable
  6. moral
  7. virtuous
  8. guiltless
Adjective
  • The sale isn’t technically on until July 18, but the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale preview has revealed, in its chivalrous early access, all that’s set to be on sale for the event this year.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
  • In this illustration for a gossip column printed sometime in 1831-2, the writer George Sand is on the protective, even chivalrous arm of a man, but she’s also dressed in men’s clothes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Definition of chivalrous
Adjective
  • The gallery-like white room, abstract paintings and jazzy soul music provide a classy backdrop.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Zi picked out a wig of classy brunette waves that would drape down her back.
    — Jessica Contrera, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of classy
Adjective
  • Moreover, the average person seeing a super PAC ad will not know what was in those filings, but will simply see the high-minded sounding name of the PAC.
    — Richard J. Davis, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
  • These are not the times for high-minded prestige series that require active viewing to appreciate every nuance, nor for thrillers and comedies exciting enough to quicken the pulse.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Definition of high-minded
Adjective
  • Blatter looked unassailable right up to the moment he was toppled; his long-running heir apparent was also pushed out, which is how Infantino ended up as FIFA president in the first place.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
  • Peru's right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori built what may be an unassailable lead on Tuesday as vote counting for the runoff election entered its final stages, official figures showed.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Definition of unassailable
Adjective
  • Nolan advances his vision, however crowd-pleasing and anachronistic, with vigorous confidence and unimpeachable clarity.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
  • Relative to some of the real heavy hitters in this competition, Mexico are not stacked with unimpeachable star power.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of unimpeachable
Adjective
  • But when a mysterious stranger begins blackmailing Neve, she is forced to compromise every legal, moral, and ethical obligation to gain an acquittal — or else risk her dark secrets being exposed.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • Rather than uniting America’s founders, slavery divided the authors of both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence as a moral issue.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
Definition of moral
Adjective
  • Medieval women who repaired church vestments and poor people’s clothes were considered virtuous.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • This creates a virtuous loop where those better decisions then generate the data that improves models further.
    — Campbell Brown, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of virtuous
Adjective
  • In any year, in any culture, there are no antagonists (save for Nazis) better suited as action cinema heavies; rooting against child trafficking lowlifes is moral, easy, and best of all, a completely guiltless pleasure.
    — Andy Crump, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
  • Chick lit was flippant and fizzy and fun, above all, as effervescent and guiltless as a vodka soda.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026
Definition of guiltless
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