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incorrect
[ in-kuh-rekt ]
adjective
- not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong:
an incorrect statement.
- improper, unbecoming, or inappropriate:
incorrect behavior; incorrect attire.
Synonyms: unsuitable
- not correct in form, use, or manner:
an incorrect copy.
Synonyms: faulty
incorrect
/ ˌɪnkəˈrɛkt /
adjective
- false; wrong
an incorrect calculation
- not fitting or proper
incorrect behaviour
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Derived Forms
- ˌincorˈrectness, noun
- ˌincorˈrectly, adverb
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Other Words From
- incor·rectly adverb
- incor·rectness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of incorrect1
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Example Sentences
Because of the thinness of the air, there is a very tight margin between the correct and incorrect airspeeds, as little as 50 mph.
Is there a 12-step program for politically incorrect protagonists?
Unfortunately, some students received incorrect information regarding their applications to the institution.
But as with any show that was created in the 1940s, some of its tropes could be deemed politically incorrect or offensive today.
It is even worse when online actors “dox”—or publicly release the private information of—the incorrect person.
It would, however, be incorrect to conclude from this that he lived without musical impressions.
The want of a mark of punctuation, or the incorrect placing of it, will make the most woful confusion.
Should the age be queried when entry is sought, an incorrect answer will probably be given.
I will therefore only observe to you, that the wit of the last age was yet more incorrect than their language.
It was formerly supposed that the garments came from the loom ready to wear, but this is now known to have been incorrect.
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