civilly

English

Etymology

From civil +‎ -ly.

Adverb

civilly (comparative more civilly, superlative most civilly)

1. In a civil manner; politely.
   • 2024 April 3, Stephen Breyer, “Stephen Breyer: The Supreme Court I Served On Was Made Up of Friends”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     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, sometimes vigorously, about the law.

Derived terms

• civilly dead
• civilly disobedient

 

Translations

in a civil manner

• Catalan: civilment (ca)
• Portuguese: civilmente
• Spanish: civilmente