different between unmannerly vs ungallant

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?mæn?li/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??n?mæn?li/, /??n-/
• Hyphenation: un?man?ner?ly

Etymology 1

From Middle English unmanerli (“of a person: disorderly, unruly; of conduct: inappropriate, improper”), from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + manerli, manerly (“well-mannered; modest; customary; moral”). Manerli is derived from maner (“kind, sort; form, nature; circumstances; method, manner; outward behaviour, manners; morals; custom, usage; cause, reason”) (from Anglo-Norman, Old French manere (“fashion, manner, way”), from Latin manu?rius (“of or pertaining to the hand”), from manus (“hand”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh?- (“to beckon”)) + -li (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is analysable as un- +? mannerly, and is cognate with Danish umanerlig, German unmanierlich, Middle Dutch onmanierlijc (modern Dutch onmanierlijk), Swedish omanerlig, West Frisian ûnmanearlik.

Adjective

unmannerly (comparative more unmannerly, superlative most unmannerly)

1. (also figuratively) Not mannerly (“polite; having good manners”).

   Synonyms: discourteous, impolite, rude, uncivil; see also Thesaurus:impolite

   Antonyms: mannerly; see also Thesaurus:polite

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Etymology 2

From Middle English unmanerli (“discourteously, rudely; excessively, unrestrainedly”) [and other forms], from un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + manerli, manerly (“with good manners, courteously; in accordance with custom or propriety, appropriately, becomingly, properly; respectfully”). Manerli is derived from maner (“kind, sort; form, nature; circumstances; method, manner; outward behaviour, manners; morals; custom, usage; cause, reason”) (see further at etymology 1) + -li (suffix forming adverbs). The English word is analysable as un- +? mannerly, and is cognate with Middle Dutch onmanierlike (modern Dutch onmanierlijk).

Adverb

unmannerly (comparative more unmannerly, superlative most unmannerly)

1. (archaic) In a way that is not mannerly; discourteously, rudely.

   Synonyms: impolitely, uncivilly

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English

Etymology

un- +? gallant

Adjective

ungallant (comparative more ungallant, superlative most ungallant)

1. Not gallant; ignoble, dishonourable, unvaliant.

Derived terms

• ungallantly
• ungallantry

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