as in kindly
with good reason or courtesy
courteously suggested that we try other bookstores
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kindly
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But brother, he’s picked a cruddy time (to put it kindly) for regression to kick in.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 July 2025 -
Mortgage lenders don’t look kindly on the self-employed.—
Rohan Banerjee,
Time,
6 July 2025
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“Courteously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courteously. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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