civilly
adv/ˈsɪv.əl.i/
Etymology
From Middle English cyvyly, equivalent to civil + -ly.
- inherited from cyvyly
Definitions
In a civil manner
In a civil manner; politely.
- ‘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.
In a manner befitting a citizen.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for civilly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA