Excessively addressed as 'madam' or treated with overly elaborate formality; the past participle of 'bemadam' used as an adjective.
Past participle of 'bemadam,' formed regularly by adding '-ed.' This word appears occasionally in Early Modern English literature as a humorous or satirical term.
These increasingly absurd 'be-' verbs (bemadam, bemadamed, bemadaming) show how speakers were actively playing with language—creating new words on the fly for comic effect.
Derived from 'bemadam'; same gendered formality issue as above.
Avoid repeating gendered formality patterns. Use context-neutral language.
["addressed formally","greeted"]
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