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strained courtesy

strained courtesy is the simple past and past participle of strain courtesy.

Meaning of strain courtesy

Verb

strain courtesy (third-person singular simple present strains courtesy, present participle straining courtesy, simple past and past participle strained courtesy)

  1. To go beyond what courtesy requires; to insist somewhat too much upon the precedence of others.
    • my business was great ; and in such a case as mine , a man may strain courtesyc. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Questions about strained courtesy

What is strained courtesy the simple past and past participle of?
Strained courtesy is the simple past and past participle of strain courtesy.

Words near strained courtesy in the dictionary

  1. strainably
  2. strained
  3. strained a point
  4. strained at a gnat
  5. strained at the leash
  6. strained courtesy
  7. strained every nerve
  8. strained silicon
  9. strained the potatoes
  10. strainedly
  11. strainedness

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