supercivilized

supercivilized

(ˌsuːpəˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd) or

supercivilised

adj
(Sociology) (of a person or society) highly or excessively civilized
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Italy before her unification in 1860 was a backward country with a supercivilized past.
Giovanni Verga's verismo
He is supercivilized, and I for one do not know how to deal with him.
A Reasonable Response
We learn that the "coolness' and courage" of Rechamp's fiancee, who, having smuggled away the father and a younger son and served the invading Germans iced coffee with whipped cream and strawberries, had apparently also convinced the sadistic but supercivilized Scharlach to spare villa and village alike.
Edith Wharton at war: civilized space in troubled times
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