urbane
They spoke wittily and urbanely.
"Thank you for a lovely evening." "It was my pleasure," he replied urbanely.
He had seen her lift her eyes, and waved his hand urbanely to her.

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Polite and respectful

Examples of urbanely

urbanely
It seemed to me that the silence urbanely granted to the other singers became more profound.
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He drew a chair to the table and then addressed her almost urbanely.
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He raised his hat and inquired urbanely whether he might be permitted to walk with her a little way.
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She looked at the chief with a steady, inquiring gaze, and he rose, as urbanely welcoming as if she were a star client.
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Since the essay is urbanely personal, it does not take itself too seriously.
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When great power comes naturally to people, it is used more urbanely.
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When the labor of an eight-room dwelling proved a little too much for him, he urbanely said so.
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And as if quietly satisfied with the sensation they had produced, the three detectives smiled at each other urbanely and contentedly.
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The man approached and raised his hat, smiling urbanely.
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He was smiling urbanely and a number of men and women had gathered about him.
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He was young and neatly dressed, and smiled urbanely as he bowed.
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And from revolving his thumbs benignly towards himself he began to revolve them urbanely from himself.
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A more urbanely shifty pair than these latter were never seen.
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The talk was pointedly of business, and the banker was urbanely gracious--and mildly inquisitive.
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