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Definition of Courteously
1. Adverb. In a polite manner. "The policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...'"
Definition of Courteously
1. adv. In a courteous manner.
Definition of Courteously
1. Adverb. In a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely. ¹
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Definition of Courteously
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Courteously
Literary usage of Courteously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Collections by Minisink Valley Historical Society, Connecticut Historical Society (1882)
"... to L* Timothy Pierce, who very courteously provided for me, though his wife
were not at home. Then Shepard Led me to the house of Francis Smith, ..."
2. Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson by Gideon Welles (1911)
"... the Navy — The President courteously received in New England — Grant's Probable
Candidacy — Montgomery Blair's Opinion of Grant as a General — Admiral ..."
3. The History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress of the Christian People by William Sewel (1844)
"3, where it is said, that Julius the centurion courteously entreated Paul, and
gave him liberty to go unto the friends, (for so the Greek hath it,*) to ..."
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