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courteously

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Courteously and passionately romantic without the egotism of his rival, this is a husband who makes emotional as well as moral sense of Tatiana's decision to remain a faithful wife.

From The Guardian • Jan. 21, 2013

Courteously, Rusk bowed for now to his allies' insistent demands.

From Time Magazine Archive

Courteously, bowing slightly, Alfried Krupp* received a workers' delegate who stiffly presented him with a large steel candelabrum made in the Krupp factories.

From Time Magazine Archive

Courteously acknowledging Helen's act, Penfield stepped briskly across the threshold and stopped abruptly on catching sight of the lonely figure on the floor.

From The Red Seal by Lincoln, Natalie Sumner

Courteously he asked Kathlyn how she had become injured and Ramabai acted as interpreter.

From The Adventures of Kathlyn by MacGrath, Harold