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hyper-
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formal
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hyperformal
(
comparative
more
hyperformal
,
superlative
most
hyperformal
)
Very highly
formal
; formal for formality's
sake
.
2003
, Roxy Harris, Ben Rampton,
The Language, Ethnicity and Race Reader
, page
311
:
Most of the above linguistic elements used to display a mocking stance are formal and
hyperformal
rather than stereotypically white linguistic variants
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