gallantly

comparative more gallantly · superlative most gallantly

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