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7 letters12 letters
"Politely"2 answers
civilly7 lettersrespectfully12 letters
Filled answer is this word (RESPECTFULLY).
Definitions
In a polite, considerate, or deferential manner.
Word origin
From respectful + -ly.
Used in a sentence
“There are, here and there, scattered throughout the scherzo, uncouthnesses of harmony and false relationships which hypercritical ferreters-out of blemishes might perhaps carp at but which we pass by respectfully[…]”
“Fr. Greeley's specialty is robust, respectfully kinkless sex bathed in a rosy glow of soon-to-be-blessed romantic love.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Politely”12 letters
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