diplomatically

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US/ˌdɪ.pləˈmæt.ɪk(.ə)li/US[ˌdɪ.pləˈmæɾ.ɪk(.ə)li]

adverb

In a diplomatic manner.

“He dealt with the problem very diplomatically”

Meanings

adverbdiplomatically (comparative more diplomatically, superlative most diplomatically)

comparative more diplomatically · superlative most diplomatically

  1. In a diplomatic manner.

    He dealt with the problem very diplomatically

    1 more example

    Frito smiled diplomatically, but was suddenly stricken by a severe stomachache.

    1969, The Harvard Lampoon (Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney), Bored of the Rings, Signet, page 30
  2. domainFrom the perspective of diplomacy
    1 more example

    Kim Jong-il, who has died aged 69, was the general secretary of the Workers party of Korea, and head of the military in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). He was one of the most reclusive and widely condemned national leaders of the late 20th and early 21st century, leaving his country diplomatically isolated, economically broken and divided from South Korea.

    2011 December 19, Kerry Brown, “Kim Jong-il obituary”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2021

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbwith diplomacy; in a diplomatic manner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Catalan diplomàticament
  • diplomàticamentin a diplomatic manner
Dutch op diplomatieke wijze
  • op diplomatieke wijzein a diplomatic manner
Finnish diplomaattisesti
  • diplomaattisestiin a diplomatic manner
French diplomatiquement
  • diplomatiquementin a diplomatic manner
Italian diplomaticamente
  • diplomaticamentein a diplomatic manner
Polish dyplomatycznie
  • dyplomatyczniein a diplomatic manner
Portuguese diplomaticamente
  • diplomaticamentein a diplomatic manner
Spanish diplomáticamente
  • diplomáticamentein a diplomatic manner
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APA

diplomatically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diplomatically

MLA

“diplomatically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diplomatically. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diplomatically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diplomatically.

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