Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strain courtesy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: strain -cour-tesy
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go beyond what courtesy requires; to insist somewhat too much upon the precedence of others.

Example Sentences

"my business was great ; and in such a case as mine , a man may strain courtesy"

Inflected Forms

strains courtesy (present, singular) straining courtesy (participle, present) strained courtesy (participle, past) strained courtesy (past)

Questions

What does strain courtesy mean?: To go beyond what courtesy requires; to insist somewhat too much upon the precedence of others.

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