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# civilly

adverb (civilly, more civilly)

«civilly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In a polite, respectful way; to speak civilly is to be well-mannered, even when cross or when in charge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/civilly/#m1)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales, shows how one character speaks to another, such as an ogre, a king or a lepracaun; a way of speaking, not a number

### Examples

- «Speak to me more civilly,» he said. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/civilly/#x1)
- The Ogre received him civilly and made him sit down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/civilly/#x2)
- Please answer me civilly, not rudely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/civilly/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «civilly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/civilly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«civilly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/civilly.html) on Mova free.