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incorrect

[ in-kuh-rekt ]
/ ˌɪn kəˈrɛkt /
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adjective
not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
improper, unbecoming, or inappropriate: incorrect behavior; incorrect attire.
not correct in form, use, or manner: an incorrect copy.
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Origin of incorrect

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin incorrectus not corrected. See in-3, correct

OTHER WORDS FROM incorrect

in·cor·rect·ly, adverbin·cor·rect·ness, noun
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Words related to incorrect

erroneous, false, faulty, flawed, imprecise, improper, inaccurate, inappropriate, mistaken, unreliable, unsound, untrue, counterfactual, inexact, out, specious, unfitting, unseemly, unsuitable, wide of the mark

British Dictionary definitions for incorrect

incorrect
/ (ˌɪnkəˈrɛkt) /
adjective
false; wrongan incorrect calculation
not fitting or properincorrect behaviour

Derived forms of incorrect

incorrectly, adverbincorrectness, noun
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