genteelly

adv

genteelly

adv

Etymology From genteel + -ly.

1

In a genteel manner.

[A]nd Rosamund though quite a genteelly brought up young lady had responded to his advances by slapping his face.1945, Tom Ronan, Strangers on the Ophir, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 59:

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