OXFORD 9000
📚 adv • entry_id 40290

civilly

/ˈsɪv.əl.i/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
civilmente
In a civil manner; politely.
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, so…
‘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.[…]’