verb
- committed a grammatical error or breach of good manners; spoke or acted improperly
Usage: past tense of solecize; formal; rare
Examples
- The student solecized when he used ‘ain’t’ in his formal presentation.
- She solecized by interrupting the speaker during the ceremony.
- The diplomat solecized with his inappropriate comment at the dinner.
- He solecized in his essay by mixing verb tenses throughout.
- The actor solecized on stage by forgetting his lines and improvising poorly.
- She realized she had solecized when everyone stared at her in silence.