Politely

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Politely \Po*lite"ly\, adv.
     1. In a polished manner; so as to be smooth or glossy. [Obs.]
        --Milton.
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     2. In a polite manner; with politeness.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  politely
       adv : in a polite manner; "the policeman answered politely, `Now
             look here, lady...'" [syn: {courteously}, {with
             courtesy}, {in a well mannered way}, {with politeness}]
             [ant: {impolitely}, {impolitely}]