politely

B1
US /pəˈlaɪtli/
adv Freq #13159

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in a polite manner

    the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...'

Etymology

From polite + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in a polite manner courteously

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