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Definition of gallantly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gallantly

adverb
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  1. (old-fashioned or literary)
     
    /ˈɡæləntli/
     
    /ˈɡæləntli/
    in a brave way, especially in a very difficult situation synonym heroically
    • She gallantly battled on alone.
  2.  
    /ɡəˈlæntli/,
     
    /ˈɡæləntli/
     
    /ɡəˈlæntli/,
     
    /ˈɡæləntli/
    somebody who behaves gallantly gives polite attention to women
    • ‘'You did much better than I did,’ I told her gallantly.
pity
noun
 
 
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