Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- According to the rules or art of diplomacy.
- Artfully; with or by good management. With reference to diplomatics; from the point of view of diplomatics.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb According to the rules of diplomacy; in the manner of a diplomatist; artfully.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
diplomatic manner. - adverb domain From the perspective of
diplomacy
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with diplomacy; in a diplomatic manner
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Examples
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And when we see evil, I know it may hurt some people's feelings, it may not be what they call diplomatically correct, but I'm calling evil for what it is.
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Remember when diplomats were discreet, and the word diplomatically had a rather ...
Doug Molitor: 12 Damaging WikiLeaks About World Leaders Doug Molitor 2010
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However, the great historian George W. Bush, now equates this to Sen. Obama's belief that foreign policy objectives are best achieved by engaging our enemies diplomatically from a position of power instead of idly making threats.
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Kay believes that the administration's reluctance to engage the matter diplomatically is dangerous.
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Kay believes that the administration's reluctance to engage the matter diplomatically is dangerous.
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And, again diplomatically, he didn't mention anything about a nasty tone to his interrogation.
IsThatLegal? 2003
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What they've worked out diplomatically is the equivalent of squeezing the Skydome through the eye of the needle.
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Iran is feeling the pressure, but they have not taken the step that they need to diplomatically, which is to say, 'We will pursue peaceful nuclear power.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Jennifer Bendery 2012
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Donovan sent Roosevelt a protest letter, which he tried his best to word diplomatically.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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Donovan sent Roosevelt a protest letter, which he tried his best to word diplomatically.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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