Meaning

1 senses
  1. In a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely.

    ве́жливоvéžlivo, обходи́тельноobxodítelʹno, учти́воučtívo

    вві́чливоvvíčlyvo

More definitions
  • in a polite manner

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Behave courteously to each other.

    deSeid höflich zueinander!

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  2. Tanaka-san and his son always greet me so courteously, so I helped them with their errands the other day.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
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Русский
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in a courteous manner:

Origin

From Middle English curteisly, curteisliche; equivalent to courteous + -ly.

From Middle English curteisly, curteisliche; equivalent to courteous + -ly.

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Forms

more courteously, most courteously
Comparativemore courteously Lesson
Superlativemost courteously

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedcourteous

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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