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civilly

«civilly» in Mova's school dictionary: In a polite, respectful way; to speak civilly is to be… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (civilly, more civilly)

meaning for a pupil

In a polite, respectful way; to speak civilly is to be well-mannered, even when cross or when in charge. tree →

sense 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 →
  • The Ogre received him civilly and made him sit down. tree →
  • Please answer me civilly, not rudely. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «civilly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

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