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politely

/pəˈlaɪtli/adverb3 syllables

Politely means: in a polite manner.

Synonyms for politely2

adverb, as in in a polite manner

courteously

also used for politely

civilly

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of politely

impolitely

What does politely mean?1

adverb

1

in a polite manner“the policeman answered politely, ‘Now look here, lady … ’”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with politely?6

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Politely in a sentence

  • Whenever she sees me, she greets me politely.CM
  • My uncle is quite portly – or, to put it less politely, quite fat.sundown
  • Speak politely to each other, or say nice words to each other.jahana
  • He thanked her very politely, and hurried off.Hybrid
  • I politely turned down his offer and hung up.CM
  • Felix politely declined again and went back to talking to his girlfriend.Amastan
  • Karl explained to the cop politely what had happened.Amastan
  • The president politely declined to answer the delicate question.JimBreen

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