"superpolite" meaning in All languages combined

See superpolite on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superpolite.wav Forms: more superpolite [comparative], most superpolite [superlative]
Etymology: From super- + polite. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|polite}} super- + polite Head templates: {{en-adj}} superpolite (comparative more superpolite, superlative most superpolite)
  1. Exceptionally polite. Derived forms: superpoliteness
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