You should have talked more politely.
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Politely
//pəˈlaɪtli//
Synonyms for "politely" (9 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Strong matches (3)
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (4)
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1 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
1 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 16 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- քաղաքավարի adv (in a polite manner)
- քաղաքավարիորեն adv (in a polite manner)
Catalan
1 entries- cortesament adv (in a polite manner)
Czech
1 entries- zdvořile adv (in a polite manner)
French
1 entries- poliment adv (in a polite manner)
Hindi
1 entries- सविनय adv (in a polite manner)
Hungarian
1 entries- udvariasan adv (in a polite manner)
Italian
1 entries- educatamente adv (in a polite manner)
Latin
1 entries- cōmiter adv (in a polite manner)
Norman
1 entries- polîment adv (in a polite manner)
Polish
2 entries- grzecznie adv (in a polite manner)
- kulturalnie adv (in a polite manner)
Romanian
1 entries- politicos adv (in a polite manner)
Russian
1 entries- ве́жливо adv (in a polite manner)
Spanish
2 entries- cortésmente adv (in a polite manner)
- educadamente adv (in a polite manner)
Turkish
1 entries- kibarca adv (in a polite manner)
Ukrainian
1 entries- вві́чливо adv (in a polite manner)
Walloon
1 entries- poleymint adv (in a polite manner)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
When Chris suggested going out, she managed to politely say no.
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These bank employees seem so politely insolent lately. I wonder what's behind it.
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Of the three boys, Bill behaves most politely.
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