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
  • There's a limited drink menu, no food and an overall feel that's more frat party than classy cocktail bar.
    — USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Get a solid cotton for a graphic look or a sheer neutral to use as a classy backdrop.
    — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 27 July 2026
Definition of classy
Adjective
  • My bookcase is filled with high-minded proposals made by expert panels, mostly to address budget deficits.
    — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of high-minded
Adjective
  • For more than a decade, India’s leader Narendra Modi has seemed politically unassailable, presiding over a government that has outmaneuvered opponents, dominated public discourse and squeezed the space for dissent in the world’s biggest democracy.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • This parcours was conceived to prevent Pogačar from seizing an unassailable lead too early in the race, with just one stage in the high Pyrenees, and the next truly difficult summit finish not reached until Le Markstein on stage 14.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of unassailable
Adjective
  • With everyone else, she was detached, her behavior unimpeachable.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 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
  • Ronaïmou’s feature debut, a critique of diya, still widely extended in Chad, in a film praised for its moral complexity, engrossing tension and sense of place.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Ingrid is an honorable and moral friend who facilitates her death while staying in a neighboring room.
    — Vanessa Rampton, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of moral
Adjective
  • Jillian Gilchrest, the state representative from West Hartford whose campaign has struggled, posted on social media her interpretation the money raised by two of her opponents and made a rickety claim for the most virtuous competitor.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
  • Penelope, for instance, is depicted in the poem as ever patient and virtuous while waiting for her husband to return.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 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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