diplomatically

[ dip-luh-mat-ik-lee ]

/ ˌdɪp ləˈmæt ɪk li /

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adverb

in a way that relates to or makes use of diplomacy, or negotiations and other relations between nations: Earlier, attempts had been made to solve the dispute diplomatically through the Organization of American States.

delicately or tactfully, so as not to offend: Even negative opinions or criticism can be framed positively and diplomatically.

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Origin of diplomatically

diplomatic + -ally

OTHER WORDS FROM diplomatically

non·dip·lo·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbqua·si-dip·lo·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbun·dip·lo·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby diplomatically

diplomacy, diploma mill, diplomat, diplomate, diplomatic, diplomatically, diplomatic bag, diplomatic corps, diplomatic immunity, diplomatic pouch, diplomatics

How to use diplomatically in a sentence

These dinners set the standard for presidential and diplomatic dining in the early republic.
George Washington’s 1795 Thanksgiving celebrated liberty. But the chef behind the feast had none.|Ramin Ganeshram|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
Other major nations and regions — some of which have also sidestepped scientific rigor in their hurry for an immunization shot — are instead engaged in a race of unprecedented proportions for global diplomatic and economic influence via vaccines.
Butterfly Effect: Putin, Xi Are Trumping America at Vaccine Diplomacy|Charu Kasturi|October 8, 2020|Ozy
“ChAFTA was the high watermark of Australia-China relations, going back to 1972 when diplomatic relations began,” says Michael Shoebridge, director of the defense, strategy and national security program at the Australian Strategic Policy institute.
China is inching toward another trade war|eamonbarrett|September 27, 2020|Fortune
Through it all, Fauci has been characteristically diplomatic.
Fauci finally loses his patience with Rand Paul|Aaron Blake|September 23, 2020|Washington Post

For his part, Grenell said he’s been fighting within the State Department and the diplomatic community to say, “that’s a crazy idea” and the United States should be leading at the forefront of the issue.
Grenell defends progress in global initiative to decriminalize homosexuality|Chris Johnson|September 23, 2020|Washington Blade
The U.S. was wrong-footed diplomatically and militarily humbled.
Russia’s Missiles Stung the World Long Before MH17|Clive Irving|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He believed the more you aided Israel militarily, the more flexible they would be diplomatically.
Some of Israel’s Top Defenders Say It’s Time to End U.S. Aid|Eli Lake|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
U.S. policy is going down the drain in Syria diplomatically and militarily.
Face the Assad Reality In Syria|Frank G. Wisner, Leslie H. Gelb|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The result, to put it diplomatically, has been chaotic and not a little alarming as a matter of law—and medical ethics.
What Happens to the Death Penalty When Lethal Injection Isn’t Quick and Painless?|Andrew Cohen|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Americans refuse to pay, saying the charge is a ‘tax’ from which they are diplomatically immune.
London Parking Warden Tickets Hillary Clinton's Car|Tom Sykes|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Observable, only, that Hotham and Dubourgay sat silent in the tripudiation; with faces diplomatically grave.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
The Continental Powers diplomatically met the Czar on his own religious ground.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson
I asked him to fire it off: read it; read it, I diplomatically added, as only he could read dramatic poetry.
Is Shakespeare Dead?|Mark Twain
The young man, suffering from extreme nervous excitement, was in the worst possible mood to act diplomatically.
The Trapper's Daughter|Gustave Aimard
Briefly he explained the character of the meeting, but diplomatically he held back his real purpose in taking her to it.
Thirty|Howard Vincent O'Brien