supercivilized en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From super- + civilized.
Meanings
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Highly civilized.
There was no peace for him between the two currents that flowed in his nature, the blood of his passionate, plebeian mother and that of his long-descended, supercivilised sire. They continued to toss him from one side to the other; they arrayed him in intolerable defiances and revenges against himself.
1886, Henry James, The Princess Casamassima, London: Macmillan and Co.:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| supercivilised | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more supercivilized | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most supercivilized | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |