courteously

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adverb

In a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely.

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Meanings

adverbcourteously (comparative more courteously, superlative most courteously)

comparative more courteously · superlative most courteously

  1. In a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely.

    "Perhaps they eat too much." He said it with the air of one courteously offering a helpful suggestion.

    1926, Christopher Darlington Morley, Thunder on the Left
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    His Third Query is a Frank Proposal, without any more ado, of taking all the Church Lands into the Crown; and Courteously he offers the Poor Cavaliers a Snip in the Booty

    1680, Roger L'Estrange, The Free-Born Subject, Or, the Englishmans Birthright Asserted Against All Tyrannical Vsvrpations Either in Church or State

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a polite manner

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Origin

  1. Middle Englishcurteisly
  2. Englishcourteously

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

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Translations

Catalan cortesament
  • cortesamentin a courteous manner
Czech zdvořile
  • zdvořilein a courteous manner
French courtoisement
  • courtoisementin a courteous manner
Hindi सविनय
  • सविनय (savinay)in a courteous manner
Hungarian udvariasan
  • udvariasanin a courteous manner
Italian cortesemente
  • cortesementein a courteous manner
Polish uprzejmie, grzecznie
  • uprzejmiein a courteous manner
  • grzeczniein a courteous manner
Romanian curtenitor, politicos
  • curtenitorin a courteous manner
  • politicosin a courteous manner
  • cavalereștein a courteous manner
Russian ве́жливо, обходи́тельно
  • ве́жливо (véžlivo)in a courteous manner
  • обходи́тельно (obxodítelʹno)in a courteous manner
  • учти́во (učtívo)in a courteous manner
  • любе́зно (ljubézno)in a courteous manner
Spanish cortésmente
  • cortésmentein a courteous manner
Swedish artigt
  • artigtin a courteous manner
Ukrainian вві́чливо
  • вві́чливо (vvíčlyvo)in a courteous manner
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courteously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/courteously

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “courteously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/courteously.

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