Etymology

civilly

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Today it means: In a civil manner; politely. Full definition →

Middle English cyvyly
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcyvyly
  2. English todaycivilly

From Middle English cyvyly, equivalent to civil + -ly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.