civilly

civ·il  (svl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or befitting a citizen or citizens: civil duties.

2. Of or relating to citizens and their interrelations with one another or with the state: civil society; the civil branches of government.

3. Of ordinary citizens or ordinary community life as distinguished from the military or the ecclesiastical: civil authorities.

4. Of or in accordance with organized society; civilized.

5. Sufficiently observing or befitting accepted social usages; not rude: a civil reply. See Synonyms at polite.

6. Being in accordance with or denoting legally recognized divisions of time: a civil year.

7. Law Relating to the rights of private individuals and legal proceedings concerning these rights as distinguished from criminal, military, or international regulations or proceedings.

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[Middle English, from Latin cvlis, from cvis, citizen; see civic.]

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civil·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

civilly - in a civil manner; "he treats his former wife civilly" uncivilly - in an uncivil manner; "he treats his former wife uncivilly"