Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncorrect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-cor-rect
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Uncorrected; containing errors that an editor would correct.

Obsolete

adj

incorrect; wrong

Archaic

Example Sentences

"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."
"Pumpin' for somethin', some'll prosper, some fail Judges hangin' niggas, uncorrect bails for direct sails"

Etymology

From un- + correct.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Inflected Forms

more uncorrect (comparative) most uncorrect (superlative)

Derived Forms

uncorrectly uncorrectness

Questions

What does uncorrect mean?: Uncorrected; containing errors that an editor would correct.
Where does uncorrect come from?: From un- + correct.

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