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marked-up

marked-up

1 5.6
A page or document that has corrections and notes on it
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɑrkɪd ʌp/
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  • He prefers reading marked-up versions of books to see the author's notes and changes.

Examples

  • You have your supplies drawer that holds your extra pens, a stapler, and an old marked-up AP stylebook from your junior year PR writing class.

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  • The teacher returned my marked-up essay with helpful comments and corrections.

  • If it's a little bit marked up, I don't really mind that.

  • Use the marked-up outline to create detailed note cards.

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  • These marked-up pages can then be saved and shared with students via e-mail, a number of bookmark tools, or in a blog.

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  • A copy of "The Art of Reasoning" was on every desk, and my very marked-up copy is in the bookcase behind me as I write this.

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  • All these books are dog-eared and marked up, with loosened bindings; booksellers sometimes facetiously describe their condition as "much loved."

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  • In the intervening two weeks, I have to carefully examine the copy editor's marked-up manuscript, approve or veto their changes, make any necessary changes of my own, and double-check everything.

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  • Many students find it useful to study from marked-up handouts that highlight important concepts.

Synonyms

dirty
vsmarked-up
3 6.4

Marked with many corrections and edits

records corrections and annotations as intentional changes, not as damage
edited
vsmarked-up
1.6

Changed to make a text or film clearer and more correct

is only written on or changed without implying improvement
revised
vsmarked-up
3.2

Edited to make a text or plan better

is limited to physical corrections and notes, not full content updating

How Marked

marked-up
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edited
1.6
unmarked
43 4.3

Surface Forms

marked-up positive

Morphology

marked-up = mark up (transparent) = mark + up + ed

Directly formed from the phrasal verb 'mark up' in its past-participial/adjectival form, so the meaning 'annotated or altered' follows straightforwardly.

Etymology

The word marked-up comes from mark ('a sign or note') and up, a simple way to think of 'add marks'. It originally meant a paper that has notes, corrections, or comments on it, so a 'marked-up' document shows what to change or check.