courteously
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English curteisly, curteisliche; equivalent to courteous + -ly.
Adverb[edit]
courteously (comparative more courteously, superlative most courteously)
- In a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely.
Translations[edit]
in a courteous manner
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References[edit]
- “courteously”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “courteously”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.