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uncorrect

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Uncorrected; containing errors that an editor would correct.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard, obsolete

Examples

  • 1740. Lewis Theobald, "Preface" in The Works of Shakespeare: [...] , Second Edition, Vol. I. London: H. Lintott et al.. p. 24 f. Hence, many Pieces were taken down in Short-hand, and imperfectly copied by Ear, from a Representation: Others were printed from piece-meal Parts surreptitiously obtain'd from the Theatres, uncorrect, and without the Poet's Knowledge.

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adj

Meaning 2

incorrect; wrong

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, nonstandard

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History

Etymology

From un- + correct.