politely

Adverb

Meaning

In a polished manner; so as to be smooth or glossy.

In a polite manner; with politeness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

courteously properly socially gently kindly affectionately softly diplomatically nicely amicably elegantly sympathetically graciously heartily pleasantly
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Antonyms

impolitely coarsely curtly commonly poorly dramatically
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Phrases with the word

politely refuse act politely

Examples

Always speak politely to an enraged dragon. Steven Brust

The outrageous is the reasonable, if introduced politely. Charles Fort

Spend the years of learning squandering Courage for the years of wandering Through a world politely turning From the loutishness of learning. Samuel Beckett

I'm a tough old broad from Brooklyn. Don't try to make me into something I'm not. If you want someone to tiptoe down the Barkley staircase in crinoline and politely ask where the cattle went, get another girl. Barbara Stanwyck

Christopher discovered that you dealt with obnoxious masters and most older boys the way you dealt with governesses: you quite politely told them the truth in the way they wanted to hear it, so that they thought they had won and left you in peace. Diana Wynne Jones

Politely rude. Briskly vague. Firmly uninformative. Douglas Adams

Close letter words and terms

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