kill-courtesy

noun

kill-courtesy

noun

Etymology From kill + courtesy.

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Obsolete A rude person,

  • Pretty soul! she durst not lie / Near this lack-love, this kill-courtesy.c. 1595–1596, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 2, scene 2, lines 76–77:

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