diplomatically

adverb

dip·​lo·​mat·​i·​cal·​ly -|ə̇k(ə)lē 

|ēk, 

-li

1

: according to the rules of diplomacy

2

: in a diplomatic manner

and diplomatically allowed a prince to beat him at chess

—Elinor Wylie

: tactfully

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