gallantly
adv/ˈɡæl.ənt.li/
Etymology From gallant + -ly.
1
In a gallant or gentlemanly manner; with social graces.
- Poirot rose gallantly, bowed her into the seat opposite him.1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 7, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 124:
2
In a brave or valiant manner.
- [T]he curve of her nostril suggested the figurehead of a ship plunging gallantly into a rough sea.1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 5, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 244: