over-polite

See also: overpolite

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ polite.

Adjective

over-polite (comparative more over-polite, superlative most over-polite)

1. Excessively polite.
   • 2007, Raymond W. Gibbs, Herbert L. Colston, Irony in Language and Thought‎^[1]:

     She can communicate both of these intentions simultaneously by using an over-polite request such as "Would you mind if I asked you to keep the windows closed, please?" Such unexpectedly over-polite utterances are often interpreted as ironic.