Courteously

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely.

    "His Third Query is a Frank Proposal, without any more ado, of taking all the Church Lands into the Crown; and Courteously he offers the Poor Cavaliers a Snip in the Booty"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a polite manner wordnet

Synonyms

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gracefullygraciouslykindlymannerlypolitely

Example

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"But he courteously saluting them again, asked them, saying: Is the old man your father in health, of whom you told me? Is he yet living?"

Etymology

From Middle English curteisly, curteisliche; equivalent to courteous + -ly.

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