Legit vs Correct - What's the difference?
legit | correct |
(informal) legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules
(by extension) genuine, actual, literal or honest, of a thing or person
(slang) cool by virtue of being genuine (considered to be the real deal)
Free from error; true; the state of having an affirmed truth.
With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
To make something that was not valid become right. To remove error.
(by extension) To grade (examination papers).
To inform (someone) of the latter's error.
As adjectives the difference between legit and correct
is that legit is (informal) legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules while correct is free from error; true; the state of having an affirmed truth.As a verb correct is
to make something that was not valid become right to remove error.legit
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(en adjective)Anagrams
* ----correct
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Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (with good manners) well-mannered, well behavedAntonyms
* (without error) incorrect, inaccurate * (with good manners) uncouthDerived terms
* anatomically correct * correctly * hypercorrect * incorrectVerb
(en verb)- He corrected the position of the book on the mantle.
- It's rude to correct your parents.