incorrect

[ in-kuh-rekt ]
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adjective
  1. not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.

  2. improper, unbecoming, or inappropriate: incorrect behavior; incorrect attire.

  1. not correct in form, use, or manner: an incorrect copy.

Origin of incorrect

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin incorrectus “not corrected”; equivalent to in-3 + correct

Other words for incorrect

Other words from incorrect

  • in·cor·rect·ly, adverb
  • in·cor·rect·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for incorrect

incorrect

/ (ˌɪnkəˈrɛkt) /


adjective
  1. false; wrong: an incorrect calculation

  2. not fitting or proper: incorrect behaviour

Derived forms of incorrect

  • incorrectly, adverb
  • incorrectness, noun

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