uncourtly
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In an uncourtly age, good manners can seem eccentric.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2016
With his pale, timid face, his bent shoulders, an inexpressibly ill-tied cravat, and rank, untrimmed whiskers, he was the most uncourtly person present.
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by N. Parker Willis
The clergy inveighed against the union; and they were supported in their complaints by Lanfranc, then resident at Bec, whose remonstrances were so uncourtly and strenuous, that the duke banished him from the province.
From Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 by Dawson Turner
Honours were not much accessible in those days, especially in uncourtly quarters.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by George Jacob Holyoake
The Duke simulated his profound regret, but when Louis' back was turned made a most unprincely and most uncourtly grimace at his royal uncle, which set them all a-laughing.
From The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV by C. M. (Charles Mark) Relyea
