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urbanely

urbanely

7.2
In a polite, confident way that shows good manners
  • adverb
  • /ˈɜr.bə.neɪl.i/
  • Formal
translation icon : urbanamente
  • "It's a pleasure to meet you, my dear," he said urbanely, holding out his hand with grace.
  • said urbanely

Examples

  • "Cedon, I presume?" he said urbanely.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "How do you do?" he said urbanely.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Right, Master Jeffries?" The man smiled urbanely enough, though Dave thought he detected just a hint of irony behind the smile.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Manipulate the urbanely sentimental.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • "Ah—stay a moment, Teovin," the emperor said urbanely to the Director of the Secret Police.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • As the bulb flashes, the noise of the club suddenly drops out, and the moment is caught in black and white: Oskar Schindler, surrounded by his many new friends, smiling urbanely.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "Good evening," she replied urbanely, wearing a charming smile that put everyone at ease.

  • The ambassador spoke urbanely during the diplomatic dinner, impressing the guests with his polished manners.

Synonyms

civilly
vsurbanely
12 4.2

In a polite and respectful way

expresses a refined, confident courtesy rather than only basic politeness
genteelly
vsurbanely
  • Archaic
1 7.2

In a polite and elegant way

favours confident and assured courtesy rather than merely gentle refinement
classily
vsurbanely
1 5.0

In a stylish and elegant way

leans more toward polite, refined confidence than visual style or fashion
sophisticatedly
vsurbanely
7.1

In a way that shows good taste and polite manners

emphasizes confident courteous behaviour rather than only worldly polish

Antonyms

impolitely
1 4.2

In a rude way that shows little respect for others

How Sophisticated

suavely
1 7.4
urbanely
  • Formal
7.2
politely
108 1.0

Surface Forms

urbanely positive
urbaner comparative
urbanest superlative

Morphology

urbanely = urbane (transparent) = urbane + ly

Formed by the regular adverbial suffix '-ly' added to the adjective 'urbane'; the meaning 'in an urbane manner' follows directly.

Etymology

The word urbanely comes from urban, which itself comes from the old word urbs meaning 'city'. Cities were often thought to have polite, refined people, so to act urbanely is to behave in a polite, calm, and confident way like someone from the city.