sumpsimus
sumpsimus · sumpsimuses
Adherence to or persistence in using a strictly correct term in rejection of a more…Adherence to or persistence in using a strictly correct term in rejection of a more common (but technically incorrect) form.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Adherence to or persistence in using a strictly correct term in rejection of a more common (but technically incorrect) form.
a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression
(countable, uncountable)A person obstinate or zealous about such correctness; a pedant.
Origin
From Latin sumpsimus, c. 1540–50. See mumpsimus for details.From Latin sumpsimus, c. 1540–50. See mumpsimus for details.
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Forms
plural: sumpsimuses| Singular | sumpsimus |
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regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedprescriptivist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable