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English
Etymology
From Middle English curteisly, curteisliche; equivalent to courteous + -ly.
Adverb
courteously (comparative more courteously, superlative most courteously)
- In a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely.
Translations
References
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E Smith, editors (1911), “courteously”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “courteously”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.