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over-polite en · ADJ

Etymology

From over- + polite.

Meanings

  1. Excessively polite.
    • She can communicate both of these intentions simultaneously by using an over-polite request such as "Would you mind if I asked you to keep the windows closed, please?" Such unexpectedly over-polite utterances are often interpreted as ironic. 2007, Raymond W. Gibbs, Herbert L. Colston, Irony in Language and Thought:

Forms

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more over-polite Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most over-polite Degree=Sup lexicographic