politely

[US]/pə'laitli/
[UK]/pəˈlaɪtlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. with courtesy; with tact; with respect; in a well-mannered way.

Phrases & Collocations

speak politely

act politely

respond politely

Example Sentences

She bobbed politely at me.

The girl bobbed politely at him.

He has a politely diffident manner.

He politely pretended not to have heard this remark.

We politely turned down the invitation.

'You must be very old, maltster,' said Gabriel politely, 'to have such an old son as Jacob here.'

Ambreene glanced irritably out the window as she hurried along the Hall of Clouds behind the politely insistent seneschal. Why did Grandmama Teshla want to see her just now?

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