chivalrous
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Even Miguel de Cervantes’s aging Don Quixote is driven into a phantasmagoric abyss by the reading of chivalrous romance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
That's one of the things that struck me about it, this very old-timey chivalrous idea.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2024
Now, scientists have observed a pair of chivalrous birds joining the conversation.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 25, 2024
He’s sweet, he’s chivalrous, his tongue has fallen off so he can’t speak: dreamboat alert!
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
He may have thought he was being chivalrous by catching me, but he should have let me fall.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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