urbanely

English

Etymology

urbane +‎ -ly

Adverb

urbanely (comparative more urbanely, superlative most urbanely)

  1. In an urbane manner.
    • 1876–1877, Henry James, Jr., The American, Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company, […], published 5 May 1877, →OCLC:
      The other took the card from his hand, read it in a rapid glance, looked again at Newman from head to foot, hesitated a moment, and then said, gravely but urbanely, “Madame de Cintré is not at home.”
    • 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 22, in The Dust of Conflict‎:
      Appleby […] rose from his seat when Morales came in. He shook hands urbanely, unbuckled his sword, and laid his kepi on the table, and then sat down with an expression of concern in his olive face which Appleby fancied was assumed.
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