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7 letters12 letters
"Politely"2 answers
civilly7 lettersrespectfully12 letters
Filled answer is this word (CIVILLY).
Definitions
Politely and respectfully.
Word origin
From Middle English cyvyly, equivalent to civil + -ly.
Used in a sentence
“‘I beg your pardon, Dr. Lanyon,’ he replied civilly enough. ‘What you say is very well founded; and my impatience has shown its heels to my politeness.[…]’”
“Recently, the Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett spoke together publicly about how members of the court speak civilly to one another while disagreeing, sometimes vigorously, about the law.”
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01“Politely”7 letters
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