Uncorrect
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Uncorrected; containing errors that an editor would correct. nonstandard, obsolete
"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."
- 2 incorrect; wrong archaic, nonstandard
"Pumpin' for somethin', some'll prosper, some fail Judges hangin' niggas, uncorrect bails for direct sails"
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More 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."
Etymology
From un- + correct.