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Courtesy, Excessive |
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Courtesy, Excessive Covetousness (See GREED.) Alphonse and Gaston personifications of overdone politeness. [Comics: Horn, 77–78] hypocritical teenager, gracious toward adults, pugnacious toward children. [TV: “Leave it to Beaver” in Terrace, II, 18–19] his excessive courtesy a stratagem to break Katharina. [Br. Lit.: The Taming of the Shrew] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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