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.

OTHER WORDS FOR incorrect

1 erroneous, inexact; untrue.

2 unsuitable.

3 faulty.

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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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How to use incorrect in a sentence

This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
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Earl Spencer adds, “Effectively, my great-grandfather sold his children to his father-in-law.”
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The lack of a gun is not likely to be a major problem for close-in air-to-air dogfights against other jets.
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But those weapons are of limited utility, especially during close-in fights.
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Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
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For telegrams the spelling does n't matter; the people at the office correct it—or if they don't you can put it off on them.
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The commander-in-chief still kept him attached to the headquarter staff, and constantly employed him on special service.
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So far Murat had always held subordinate commands; his great ambition was to become the commander-in-chief of an independent army.
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Their jurisdictions overlapped and the Gascon would play second fiddle to no one save to his great brother-in-law.
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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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