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Definition of 'sumpsimus'English
Noun
(head)
adherence to or persistence in using a strictly correct term in rejection of a more common (but technically incorrect) form
:I'll not change my old mumpsimus for your new sumpsimus ! — John Nichols (ed.), "Autobiography of Edward Underhill"
:Some be too stiff in their old mumpsimus, others be too busy and curious in their sumpsimus . — Henry VIII
a person obstinate or zealous about such correctness; a pedant
Antonyms
* mumpsimus
See also
* prescriptivist
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