Crossword clues for courteously
courteously
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Courteously \Cour"te*ous*ly\, adv. In a courteous manner.
Wiktionary
adv. In a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely.
WordNet
adv. in a polite manner; "the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...'" [syn: politely, with courtesy, in a well mannered way, with politeness] [ant: impolitely, impolitely]
Usage examples of "courteously".
Miss Airedale sat, while Gissing, courteously attentive, leaned over her steamer-chair.
The young man courteously opened the door and stood aside, letting Andi enter alone.
Recognizing in Chips a Brookfield institution, he courteously and wisely accepted the situation.
Then the usual obligatory introductions and sugary compliments and aggravating politenesses, and over an hour of back and forth, of demands calmly deflected, ponderous arguments, delays requested, astonishment where none was merited, questions needing to be repeated, facts dismissed, the truth disregarded--alibis, explanations, rationalizations, excuses, all courteously delivered.
In some cases Fenian bonds were offered in payment for articles, but were not acceptable to the Canadian people, and were courteously and firmly refused.
With the memory of past feuds and hatreds in his mind, and predisposed against any Vaufontaine, his greeting was courteously disdainful, his manner preoccupied.
General Gillmore will courteously confer with, and explain to, Admiral Dahlgren.
When the Earl of Kildare arrived in London, he had been courteously received.
After a wait of several minutes in an ante-chamber we were summoned into the private office of Sorav, where we were courteously greeted by this ferocious-appearing, black-bearded officer.
He took the key, opened the vault, and again courteously motioned me to precede.
Being a sensible man, he kept his temper, remarked courteously that some mistake must have been made, embraced his weeping wife, and went off passively, while the pristav carried away a bundle of letters in which I occupied the most prominent place.
A very large old male whom she recognizes as Father Scomber has drifted closer to Heagran, his mantle courteously dark.
What was more, she saw that all others classed her with Sibley, and that the people in the house who were akin to the artist in character and high breeding, stood courteously but coolly aloof from both herself and her mother.
The colonels in his army were all older than Wellesley, some much older, and Wellesley courteously sought their advice, though he largely ignored it.
Wilkes paid Dr. Johnson a visit, was courteously received, and sat with him a long time.