- correctitude
- noun Etymology: blend of correct and rectitude Date: 1893 correctness or propriety of conduct
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
correctitude
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correctitude — n. correct or appropriate behavior. Syn: propriety, properness. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
correctitude — index propriety (correctness), protocol (etiquette) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
correctitude — [kə rek′tə to͞od΄, kə rek′tyo͞od΄] n. [< CORRECT, after RECTITUDE] the quality of being correct, esp. in conduct; propriety … English World dictionary
correctitude — /keuh rek ti toohd , tyoohd /, n. correctness, esp. of manners and conduct. [1890 95; b. CORRECT and RECTITUDE] * * * … Universalium
correctitude — noun The quality of being correct Syn: correctness … Wiktionary
correctitude — cor|rec|ti|tude [kəˈrektıtju:d US tu:d] n [U] formal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: correct + rectitude] correctness of behaviour … Dictionary of contemporary English
correctitude — cor rect·i·tude || tɪtjuËd n. appropriate behavior … English contemporary dictionary
correctitude — [kə rɛktɪtju:d] noun conscious correctness in one s behaviour … English new terms dictionary
correctitude — noun (U) formal correctness of behaviour … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
correctitude — cor·rec·ti·tude … English syllables
