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Added 8 October 2026

courteously

adverb

adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about courteously at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

In a polite manner.
the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...'

Origin

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

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