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sumpsimus

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From Latin sumpsimus, c. 1540–50. See mumpsimus for details.

noun sumpsimuses

  1. countable, uncountable 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!
  2. countable, uncountable A person obstinate or zealous about such correctness; a pedant.

Opposite: mumpsimus

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"sumpsimus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sumpsimus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sumpsimus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sumpsimus

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"sumpsimus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sumpsimus.

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@misc{sumpsimus_2026,
  title = {sumpsimus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sumpsimus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}