politely

politely
adverb see polite

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Politely — Po*lite ly, adv. 1. In a polished manner; so as to be smooth or glossy. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. In a polite manner; with politeness. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • POLITELY — (греч. государство) название одного из произв. Платона, содержащего его учение о государстве и обществе. Философский энциклопедический словарь. 2010 …   Философская энциклопедия

  • politely — index respectfully Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • politely — po|lite|ly [ pə laıtli ] adverb * in a polite way: Did you sleep well? she asked politely. He politely declined her offer. a. to put it politely SPOKEN used for saying that you are not criticizing something as much as you could: Your projected… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • politely */ — UK [pəˈlaɪtlɪ] / US adverb in a polite way Did you sleep well? she asked politely. He politely declined her offer. • to put it politely …   English dictionary

  • politely — adv. Politely is used with these verbs: ↑answer, ↑applaud, ↑ask, ↑bow, ↑clap, ↑cough, ↑decline, ↑enquire, ↑greet, ↑ignore, ↑inform, ↑knock, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • politely — polite ► ADJECTIVE (politer, politest) 1) courteous and well mannered. 2) cultured and refined: polite society. DERIVATIVES politely adverb politeness noun. ORIGIN Latin politus polished, made smooth , from polire …   English terms dictionary

  • politely — adverb in a polite manner (Freq. 4) the policeman answered politely, Now look here, lady... • Syn: ↑courteously • Ant: ↑discourteously (for: ↑courteously), ↑impolitel …   Useful english dictionary

  • politely — See polite. * * * …   Universalium

  • politely — adverb in a polite manner …   Wiktionary

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