Marked-up (Adjective)
Meaning
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The editor returned the marked-up manuscript to the author, covered in red ink and scribbled notes.
- After several rounds of revisions, the marked-up draft was finally ready for typesetting.
- The writer was dismayed to receive her marked-up story back from the publisher, with entire paragraphs crossed out.
- The professor's comments on the marked-up essay were constructive, but also brutally honest.
- The marked-up proof of the novel was a mess of corrections and queries, but the author was relieved to see it nearing completion.