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 Princess did not seem to notice this last uncourtly speech.
From The Little Schoolmaster Mark A Spiritual Romance by J. H. Shorthouse
They moved to make room for their uncourtly brother.
From Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England by Charles L. (Charles Latimer) Marson
The indirect election of the demarch is extremely unpopular, as it has no effect except to enable the king to exclude two popular but uncourtly citizens from every municipal office.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 by Various
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