uncourtly

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In an uncourtly age, good manners can seem eccentric.

From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2016

So after trudging through the World's Fair, she boarded a local IRT train in the 90� heat, pursued by a rather uncourtly mob of reporters and photographers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Honours were not much accessible in those days, especially in uncourtly quarters.

From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob

While he regretted the idolatry of Jezebel, he may have censured what would be called the uncourtly intolerance or the bigoted zeal of the prophets, who uttered such denunciations and threatenings against the reigning family.

From Notable Women of Olden Time by Anonymous

Not uncourtly, but honest; the politeness of a gentle and tender heart; very courteous and popular among ladies, although he sometimes forgot that they knew no Latin.

From The House by the Church-Yard by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan