Sumpsimus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sumpsimus is a noun meaning Adherence to or persistence in using a strictly correct term in rejection of a more common (but technically incorrect) form.
Meaning
Adherence to or persistence in using a strictly correct term in rejection of a more common (but technically incorrect) form.
More Meanings
- A person obstinate or zealous about such correctness; a pedant.
Example Sentences
I'll not change my old mumpsimus for your new sumpsimus!
Some be too stiff in their old mumpsimus, others be too busy and curious in their sumpsimus.
Word Forms
- sumpsimuses
Antonyms for sumpsimus
Common opposites include mumpsimus.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include misnomer, missummation, misusage, solecism, catachresis, pedantry.
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