diplomatically

«diplomatically» in Mova's school dictionary: In a tactful way, careful not to upset or offend people — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (diplomatically; more diplomatically, most diplomatically)

meaning for a pupil

1) In a tactful way, careful not to upset or offend people. tree →

2) By means of diplomacy, the work of governments talking and agreeing with each other. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, answering diplomatically means saying the truth kindly: telling a friend you prefer another drawing without hurting them. In history and news, countries solve problems diplomatically through talks instead of war.

examples

• She diplomatically said the cake was «interesting». tree →
• The teacher dealt with the argument diplomatically. tree →
• The two countries settled the quarrel diplomatically. tree →
• Dad diplomatically changed the subject. tree →
• Badger answered Toad diplomatically, so as not to make him angry. tree →
• I diplomatically suggested we take turns. tree →

note

From «diplomatic» + «-ally». Related: diplomat (a person who represents a country), diplomacy. Similar: tactfully. Opposite: bluntly, rudely.

In the corpora

• Toad «diplomatically»: «Come along in, and have some lunch ...

Trees and pragmatics

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