incorrectnessn.
/ɪnkəˈrɛktnɪs/ a. The quality of being incorrect.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [noun]
solecism1583
absonism1592
acyrology1609
peccancy?1611
incorrectness1672
incorrection1788
barbarizing1861
solecizing1895
abusage1942
ill-formedness1972
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > inelegance > [noun] > incorrectness
uncorrectness1669
incorrectness1672
1672 J. Dryden Def. Epilogue in Conquest Granada 174 The incorrectness of his [Fletcher's] language.
1749 R. Hurd Comm. Horace Ars Poet. 240–51 (R.) An incorrectness and want of care in the Roman writers.
1821 C. Lamb in London Mag. Aug. 155/2 A great deal of incorrectness and inadvertency..creeps into ordinary conversation.
1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic ix. 267 It is more difficult to weave invalid but specious arguments, knowing their incorrectness.
b. An instance of this; a mistake, error, fault.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > an error, mistake > [noun]
misnimming?c1225
errora1340
defaulta1387
balkc1430
fault1523
jeofail1546
errat1548
trip1548
naught1557
missa1568
missinga1568
slide1570
snappera1572
amiss1576
mistaking1579
misprize1590
mistake1600
berry-block1603
solecism1603
fallibility1608
stumblea1612
blota1657
slur1662
incorrectnessa1771
bumble1823
skew1869
(to make) a false step1875
slip-up1909
ricket1958
bad1981
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [noun] > instance of
scape1565
solecism1577
solœcophanes1583
slip1620
cacemphaton1622
acyrological1623
impropriety1685
incorrectnessa1771
Kiplingism1803
ingrammaticism1888
a1771 T. Gray Lett. I. 139 Several incorrectnesses have been altered in the printing.
1781 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry III. Diss. iii. sig. k3 Many of these petty incorrectnesses are not, however, to be imputed to Froissart.
1829 W. Irving in Life & Lett. (1864) II. 378 I feel certain that there must be many incorrectnesses in my writings.
1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe IV. vi. 463 Even his incorrectnesses are often but sacrifices required by good taste.
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