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korrekt — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • correct adj Free from mistakes; accurate or true.
  • punctilious adj Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
  • seemly adj Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
  • true adj Matching the actual facts; correct or accurate.

Senses

korrekt is used for these senses in English:

  • above-board In open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
  • correct Free from error; true; accurate.
  • grammatical Not breaching any constraints of the grammar, or morpho-syntax, of the relevant language.
  • punctilious Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
  • seemly Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
  • true (of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.

correct — full definition

  1. adj Free from mistakes; accurate or true.
  2. verb To fix an error or make something right.

punctilious — full definition

  1. adj Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
  2. adj Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.

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