"hypocorrect" meaning in All languages combined

See hypocorrect on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more hypocorrect [comparative], most hypocorrect [superlative]
Etymology: hypo- + correct Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hypo|correct}} hypo- + correct Head templates: {{en-adj}} hypocorrect (comparative more hypocorrect, superlative most hypocorrect)
  1. (grammar) Not completely correct; nonstandard. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-hypocorrect-en-adj-pxUdtZne Categories (other): English terms prefixed with hypo- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hypo-: 47 53 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Verb [English]

Forms: hypocorrects [present, singular, third-person], hypocorrecting [participle, present], hypocorrected [participle, past], hypocorrected [past]
Etymology: hypo- + correct Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hypo|correct}} hypo- + correct Head templates: {{en-verb}} hypocorrect (third-person singular simple present hypocorrects, present participle hypocorrecting, simple past and past participle hypocorrected)
  1. To undercorrect.
    Sense id: en-hypocorrect-en-verb-mrg0zJD6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hypo- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hypo-: 47 53

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hypocorrect meaning in All languages combined (3.9kB)

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