What does courteously mean?

courteously means "in a polite manner".

How many syllables are in courteously?

courteously has 4 syllables: cour-te-ou-sly. The stress falls on "te".

What is another word for courteously?

Close synonyms include politely. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of courteously?

The recorded antonyms are discourteously.

Is courteously a common word?

courteously 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.

courteously — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a polite manner
“the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...'”
Synonymspolitely
Antonymsdiscourteously

Questions about courteously

What does courteously mean?: courteously means "in a polite manner".
How many syllables are in courteously?: courteously has 4 syllables: cour-te-ou-sly. The stress falls on "te".
What is another word for courteously?: Close synonyms include politely. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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