What does politely mean?

politely means "in a polite manner".

How many syllables are in politely?

politely has 3 syllables: poli-te-ly. The stress falls on "te". In IPA it is /pəˈlaɪtli/.

What is another word for politely?

Close synonyms include courteously. 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 politely?

The recorded antonyms are impolitely.

Is politely a common word?

politely is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with politely?

1 word rhymes with politely. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

politely — 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...'”
Synonymscourteously
Antonymsimpolitely

Questions about politely

What does politely mean?: politely means "in a polite manner".
How many syllables are in politely?: politely has 3 syllables: poli-te-ly. The stress falls on "te". In IPA it is /pəˈlaɪtli/.
What is another word for politely?: Close synonyms include courteously. 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 politely?: The recorded antonyms are impolitely.
Is politely a common word?: politely is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with politely?: 1 word rhymes with politely. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for politely come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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...'”
Synonymscourteously
Antonymsimpolitely

Questions about politely

What does politely mean?: politely means "in a polite manner".
How many syllables are in politely?: politely has 3 syllables: poli-te-ly. The stress falls on "te". In IPA it is /pəˈlaɪtli/.
What is another word for politely?: Close synonyms include courteously. 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 politely?: The recorded antonyms are impolitely.
Is politely a common word?: politely is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with politely?: 1 word rhymes with politely. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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