genteelly
adverb
uk/dʒenˈtiːl.li/us/dʒenˈtiːl.li/in apolite,gentle, orgracefulway:
彬彬有礼地;状似高贵地Shetitteredgenteelly.她很有风度地笑了笑。
Theysippedteagenteelly from achinacupandsaucer.他们用骨瓷茶杯和茶托温文尔雅地小口喝着茶。
See
genteel
- Shebehavedvery genteelly.
- Hemunchedgenteelly on ahamsandwich.
- Shedabbedat hereyesand thenblewhernosegenteelly.
Manners & levels of formality
- buttoned-down
- casualization
- ceremonious
- ceremoniously
- ceremony
- formality
- formally
- genteel
- gentility
- grace
- ground rules
- non-formal
- non-U
- not the done thingidiom
- over-familiar
- propriety
- solemnity
- unbuttoned
- valediction
- valedictory