uncorrect
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[edit]uncorrect (comparative more uncorrect, superlative most uncorrect)
- (nonstandard or obsolete) Uncorrected; containing errors that an editor would correct.
- 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.
- 1740. Lewis Theobald, "Preface" in The Works of Shakespeare: […] , Second Edition, Vol. I. London: H. Lintott et al.. p. 24 f.
- (nonstandard or archaic) incorrect; wrong
- 1994, Nas, “Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park)”, in Illmatic:
- Pumpin' for somethin', some'll prosper, some fail
Judges hangin' niggas, uncorrect bails for direct sails