civilly

1. 1.

   in a civil manner

   “he treats his former wife civilly”

   Antonymsuncivilly

Questions about civilly

What does civilly mean?

civilly means "in a civil manner".

How many syllables are in civilly?

civilly has 3 syllables: civ-il-ly. The stress falls on "civ". In IPA it is /ˈsɪvɪli/.

What is the opposite of civilly?

The recorded antonyms are uncivilly.

Is civilly a common word?

civilly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.