In a sulfur-based Lewis base, as the oxidation number of sulfur increases (such as SO32- to SO42-), what happens to its Lewis base character?

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In a sulfur-based Lewis base, as the oxidation number of sulfur increases (such as SO<sub>3</sub><sup>2-</sup> to SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2-</sup>), what happens to its Lewis base character?