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courteously

Today it means: In a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely. Full definition →

Middle English curteisly

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Middle English · inherited fromcurteisly
English todaycourteously

From Middle English curteisly, curteisliche; equivalent to courteous + -ly.

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