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Definition of Hypercorrect
1. Adjective. (grammar) incorrect because of a mistaken idea of standard usage ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To change (a word or phrase) to an incorrect form in the mistaken belief that it is standard usage. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hypercorrect
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypercorrect
Literary usage of Hypercorrect
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"3) has a fairly long treatment of the “hypercorrect” whom. ... 1605 Here we find
the “hypercorrect” construction a century and a half before Bishop Lowth ..."
2. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"Some of the hypercorrect forms resulting from resistance to the tendency have
become part of the standard lexicon of Castilian: grulla 'crane' < OSp. ..."
3. The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement by J C Loudon (1827)
"41. of his work, ' those family brewers, who choose to be hypercorrect and curious,
may provide a ..."
4. The Gardener's Magazine, and Register of Rural & Domestic Improvement by John Claudius Loudon (1827)
"41. of his work, ' those family brewers, who choose to be hypercorrect and curious,
may provide a saccharometer, the purchase <> . which in a tin case is ..."
5. Verslagen en mededelingen van de Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie voor Taal- en by Karel Lambrechts (1900)
"Die uitspraak is onjuist, en volgens den spreker te verklaren uit de zucht om
hypercorrect te spreken. Men weet dat vormen als manset, bon\oer onjuist zijn, ..."
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