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un•knight•ly
(un nīt′lē),USA pronunciation adj.
adv.
- unworthy of a knight.
- not like a knight.
adv.
- in a manner unworthy of a knight.
- 1375–1425; late Middle English (adjective, adjectival); see un-1, knightly