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correctitude

noun cor·rec·ti·tude \kə-ˈrek-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\

Definition of CORRECTITUDE

:  correctness or propriety of conduct
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Origin of CORRECTITUDE

blend of correct and rectitude
First Known Use: 1893

Rhymes with CORRECTITUDE

beatitude, decrepitude, disquietude, exactitude, inaptitude, incertitude, ineptitude, infinitude, ingratitude, inquietude, natural food, senectitude, similitude, solicitude, vicissitude

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