inaccurate
Americanadjective
Usage
What does inaccurate mean? Inaccurate describes something that is incorrect, false, or not quite right, as in I came home at 9:30 last night, so saying I was out all night is inaccurate.Inaccurate is the opposite of accurate, which describes something being free of defects or errors. You might describe a scale is inaccurate if it doesn’t show the precise weight of something.Inaccurate can also describe something that is wrong or untrue. You could claim that the lie your brother told about you is inaccurate, especially if there’s a bit of truth in what he said but overall it’s wrong.Example: The results of the test were inaccurate, but they can be used to improve the next one.
Other Word Forms
- inaccurately adverb
- inaccurateness noun
Etymology
Origin of inaccurate
Example Sentences
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“Good spectacle. But almost entirely inaccurate,” said Stephen Reicher, a professor of psychology at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
However, a Federal Court judge raised the penalty by A$10 million, to A$50 million, for inaccurate reporting to the government of secondary bond market data.
The budgetary effects of these inaccurate income calculations are enormous.
The representative, who didn’t provide a name, didn’t respond to repeated requests to clarify what was inaccurate.
She later admitted she was "fairly tired of such an inaccurate and patronising tag", describing it as a "very unfortunate phrase" that had "done me a lot of damage".
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