adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ h ī -p ə r-k ə - ' rekt
Function: adjective
Date: 1922
: of, relating to, or characterized by the production of a nonstandard linguistic form or construction on the basis of a false analogy (as “ badly ” in “ my eyes have gone badly ” and “ widely ” in “ open widely ” )
– hy · per · cor · rec · tion \ - ' rek-sh ə n \ noun
– hy · per · cor · rect · ly \ - ' rek-(t)l ē \ adverb
– hy · per · cor · rect · ness \ - ' rek(t)-n ə s \ noun