correctitude

[ kuh-rek-ti-tood, -tyood ]

/ kəˈrɛk tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /

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noun

correctness, especially of manners and conduct.

Origin of correctitude

First recorded in 1890–95; blend of correct and rectitude

Words nearby correctitude

correction, correctional, correctional facility, correctional officer, correction fluid, correctitude, corrective, correctness, Correggio, corregidor, correl.

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Example sentences from the Web for correctitude

Next there followed a few reflections of a correctitude so remarkable that I have no choice but to quote them.
Dead Souls|Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
Unfortunately for her success, she had the correctitude to ask Lord Salisbury's permission.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2|Edward Tyas Cook
The German sense of correctitude was deeply shocked by this outbreak.
The War in the Air|Herbert George Wells
Her correctitude was, no doubt, made still more correct by an unemotional disposition.
The Love Affairs of Lord Byron|Francis Henry Gribble

British Dictionary definitions for correctitude

correctitude

/ (kəˈrɛktɪˌtjuːd) /

noun

the quality of correctness, esp conscious correctness in behaviour

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单词	correctitude
释义	correctitude [ kuh-rek-ti-tood, -tyood ] / kəˈrɛk tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud / SEE SYNONYMS FOR correctitude ON THESAURUS.COM noun correctness, especially of manners and conduct. Origin of correctitude First recorded in 1890–95; blend of correct and rectitude Words nearby correctitude correction, correctional, correctional facility, correctional officer, correction fluid, correctitude, corrective, correctness, Correggio, corregidor, correl. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for correctitude Next there followed a few reflections of a correctitude so remarkable that I have no choice but to quote them. Dead Souls\|Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol Unfortunately for her success, she had the correctitude to ask Lord Salisbury's permission. The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 2 of 2\|Edward Tyas Cook The German sense of correctitude was deeply shocked by this outbreak. The War in the Air\|Herbert George Wells Her correctitude was, no doubt, made still more correct by an unemotional disposition. The Love Affairs of Lord Byron\|Francis Henry Gribble British Dictionary definitions for correctitude correctitude / (kəˈrɛktɪˌtjuːd) / noun the quality of correctness, esp conscious correctness in behaviour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to correctitude decorum, civility, rightness, decency, fitness, dignity, gentility, demeanor, correctness, propriety, orderliness, respectability, politeness, properness, decorousness, seemliness, order, etiquette, politesse, protocol
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correctitude

noun

Origin of correctitude

Words nearby correctitude

Example sentences from the Web for correctitude

British Dictionary definitions for correctitude

noun

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