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civilly

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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.

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

civil·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.civilly - in a civil manner; "he treats his former wife civilly"
uncivilly - in an uncivil manner; "he treats his former wife uncivilly"
Translations
civilly [ˈsɪvɪlɪ] ADVcortésmente, atentamente
civilly [ˈsɪvəli] adv [greet, speak, nod] → poliment
civil rights
npldroits mpl civils
modif [movement] → pour les droits civils; [activist, campaigner] → pour les droits civils
civil servant nfonctionnaire mf
She's a civil servant → Elle est fonctionnaire.
Civil Service
modif [reform] → de la fonction publique; [jobs] → de la fonction publique; [rules, system] → de la fonction publique
civil war nguerre f civile
civilly
adv (= politely)höflich, zuvorkommend
civilly [ˈsɪvɪlɪ] advcivilmente, educatamente, gentilmente
civilly [ˈsɪvɪlɪ] advcivilmente, educatamente, gentilmente


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But the pleasures of hope so fired his heart that the Viper thawed, and sliding to the ground thanked the Man civilly for his hospitality and glided away.
This speech being unintelligible to the Bulldog he only civilly smiled, which so terrified the Spaniel that he dropped dead in his tracks.
John Dashwood said nothing; but her husband civilly hoped that she would not be settled far from Norland.
 
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