I understand you're upset, but you need to calm down so we can discuss this civilly.
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Civilly
//ˈsɪv.əl.i//
Synonyms for "civilly" (4 found)
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Catalan
1 entries- civilment adv (in a civil manner)
Portuguese
1 entries- civilmente adv (in a civil manner)
Spanish
1 entries- civilmente adv (in a civil manner)
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7 total sentences available.
They fail to discuss civilly what to do.
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‘I beg your pardon, Dr. Lanyon,’ he replied civilly enough. ‘What you say is very well founded; and my impatience has shown its heels to my politeness.[…]’
Source: wiktionary
Recently, the Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett spoke together publicly about how members of the court speak civilly to one another while disagreeing, sometimes vigorously, about the law.
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