genteelly

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adverb

In a genteel manner.

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Meanings

adverbgenteelly (comparative more genteelly, superlative most genteelly)

comparative more genteelly · superlative most genteelly

  1. In a genteel manner.

    [A]nd Rosamund though quite a genteelly brought up young lady had responded to his advances by slapping his face.

    1945, Tom Ronan, Strangers on the Ophir, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 59

Origin

From genteel + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

genteelly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genteelly

MLA

“genteelly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genteelly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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