outnice en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + nice.
Meanings
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(rare, transitive) To surpass in apparently nice behaviour; to make oneself seem nicer than.
Still, it was almost as if the battle was to see which of them could outnice the other.
2008 February 1, Jeff Zeleny, “One on One in Debate, Democrats Set Aim at G.O.P.”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outniced | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outniced | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outnicing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outnices | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |