adv
courteously
Courteously (adv) means In a polite and considerate way.
adv
1
In a polite and considerate way.
""Perhaps they eat too much." He said it with the air of one courteously offering a helpful suggestion."
— Christopher Darlington Morley, Thunder on the Left (1926)
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Etymology
It comes from Middle English curteisly and curteisliche, formed from courteous and -ly.
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Rhymes for courteously
famously
anxiously
seriously
obviously
curiously
furiously
nervously
viciously
jealously
hideously
previously
vigorously
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of courteously?
"courteously" (adv) means in a polite and considerate way.
What is another word for courteously?
Other words for "courteously" include politely.
What is the opposite of courteously?
The opposite of "courteously" is discourteously.
