diplomatically

English

Etymology

From diplomatic +‎ -ally.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪ.pləˈmæt.ɪk(.ə)li/, [ˌdɪ.pləˈmæɾ.ɪk(.ə)li]

• Audio (General American):

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Adverb

diplomatically (comparative more diplomatically, superlative most diplomatically)

1. In a diplomatic manner.

   He dealt with the problem very diplomatically

   • 1969, The Harvard Lampoon (Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney), Bored of the Rings, Signet, page 30:

     Frito smiled diplomatically, but was suddenly stricken by a severe stomachache.

2. (domain) From the perspective of diplomacy
   • 2011 December 19, Kerry Brown, “Kim Jong-il obituary”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Kim Jong-il, who has died aged 69, was the general secretary of the Workers party of Korea, and head of the military in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). He was one of the most reclusive and widely condemned national leaders of the late 20th and early 21st century, leaving his country diplomatically isolated, economically broken and divided from South Korea.

Translations

in a diplomatic manner

• Catalan: diplomàticament (ca)
• Dutch: op diplomatieke wijze
• Finnish: diplomaattisesti
• French: diplomatiquement (fr)
• Galician: diplomaticamente
• Italian: diplomaticamente (it)
• Polish: dyplomatycznie (pl)
• Portuguese: diplomaticamente
• Spanish: diplomáticamente