Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Defaced with changes, especially in a manuscript: Describes a text, document, or manuscript that has been altered with corrections, annotations, or edits, often making it appear messy or cluttered.
   • A foul or dirty copy: Refers to a version of a document that contains many handwritten corrections, notes, or revisions.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The editor returned the marked-up manuscript covered in red ink.
  • Before printing the final report, we need to review the marked-up copy for all the suggested changes.

Advanced Usage

• "Heavily marked-up": Emphasizes that a document has an extensive number of corrections or annotations.
  • The contract was heavily marked-up after the negotiations, with changes on almost every page.

Variants and Related Words

• Mark up (verb phrase): To correct, annotate, or add editing symbols to a text.
  • Please mark up the draft with your comments by Friday.

Synonyms

• Annotated: Having notes added for explanation or comment.
• Corrected: Having errors rectified.
• Edited: Having been revised or altered for improvement.

Antonyms

• Clean copy: A version of a document without any corrections or annotations.
• Final draft: The last version of a text, ready for publication or distribution.

Adjective

1. (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
   • foul (or dirty) copy