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单词 perpolite
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perpoliteadj.

Forms: 1500s perpolyte, 1500s–1600s perpolite.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin perpolītus.
Etymology: < classical Latin perpolītus highly polished or refined, use as adjective of past participle of perpolīre to polish well or thoroughly < per- per- prefix + polīre (see polish v.). Compare Italian perpolito (1499 in the passage translated in quot. 1592). Compare perpolished adj.
Obsolete.
Thoroughly or highly polished; = perpolished adj. Chiefly figurative.
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the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [adjective]
polisheda1382
dainteousc1386
polite?a1500
delicatea1533
courtly1535
civil1551
court-like1552
well-refined1575
nice1588
perpolite1592
politic1596
soft1599
terse1628
refine1646
refined1650
elegant1652
genteel1678
chastea1797
spirituala1806
aesthetic1844
nicey1859
raffiné1865
nuttish1869
too-tooa1884
sophisticated1895
lavender1928
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > refined or cultured
polite?a1500
fileda1533
facetious1542
exquisited1581
refined1582
smooth1589
perpolite1592
terse1628
washed1628
refine1646
parliamentary1789
literary1793
urbane1800
1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f.27 From which perpolyte ligature and fastned ioyntes, the roof..did march.
1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. *vj This excellente, exquisite, and perpolite peece of worcke.
1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. Aa3 When first I find those Numbers thou do'st write; To be most soft, terce, sweet, and perpolite.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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adj.1592
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