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overpolite

overpolite adjective: excessively polite.

Adjective

overpolite (not comparable)

  1. excessively polite

Origin of overpolite

From over- + polite.

Questions about overpolite

What does overpolite mean?
Overpolite means excessively polite.
What part of speech is overpolite?
Overpolite is an adjective.

Words near overpolite in the dictionary

  1. overpoling
  2. overpolish
  3. overpolished
  4. overpolishes
  5. overpolishing
  6. overpolite
  7. overpolitic
  8. overpoliticization
  9. overpoliticize
  10. overpoliticized
  11. overpoliticizes

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