ungallantly

In boorish manner

Ungallantly means in a manner lacking gallantry—without the courtesy, bravery, or chivalrous attention traditionally expected toward women.

He ungallantly let the door swing shut in her face.

The word carries an old-fashioned flavor, since gallantry itself feels increasingly dated.

discourteous

boorish

Crudely ill-mannered

crass · tactless · indelicate · discourteous · ungentlemanly · uncivil · coarse · loutish · cloddish · oafish

cowardly

cravenly

In cowardly manner

unheroically · spineless · dastardly · recreant · shrinking · quailing · tremulously · defeatist · nervously · weakly

contemptuous

disdainfully

With arrogant dismissal

mockingly · sneeringly · disparagingly · belittlingly · dismissively · snidely · tauntingly · jeeringly · deprecatingly · slightingly

Opposites
manner of courtesy/chivalry

ungallantlygallantly

With brave courtesy

chivalrously · courteously · graciously · nobly · politely

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G