outnice

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verb

To surpass in apparently nice behaviour; to make oneself seem nicer than.

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Meanings

verboutnice (third-person singular simple present outnices, present participle outnicing, simple past and past participle outniced)

present singular third person outnices · participle present outnicing · participle past outniced · past outniced

  1. raretransitiveTo surpass in apparently nice behaviour; to make oneself seem nicer than.

    Still, it was almost as if the battle was to see which of them could outnice the other.

    2008 February 1, Jeff Zeleny, “One on One in Debate, Democrats Set Aim at G.O.P.”, in New York Times

Origin

From out- + nice.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

outnice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outnice

MLA

“outnice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outnice. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outnice,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outnice.

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