resulting from or characterized by hypercorrection
Derived forms
hypercorrectness (ˌhypercorˈrectness)
noun
hypercorrect in American English
(ˌhaipərkəˈrekt)
adjective
1.
overly correct; excessively fastidious; fussy
hypercorrect manners
2.
of, pertaining to, or characterized by hypercorrection
Derived forms
hypercorrectly
adverb
hypercorrectness
noun
Word origin
[1920–25; hyper- + correct]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: checkout, fundamentalism, montage, superpower, tie-inhyper- is a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “over,” usually implyingexcess or exaggeration (hyperbole). On this model, hyper- is used, especially as opposed to hypo-, in the formation of compound words (hyperthyroid). Other words that use the affix hyper- include: hyperbaric, hypercharge, hypercorrection, hyperkinesia, hyperparathyroidism
Examples of 'hypercorrect' in a sentence
hypercorrect
Her hypercorrect driving-school style, honed on painstaking three-point turns and finely calibrated parallel parks, is slipping away under my tutoring.