incorrect

  • 11incorrect — [in΄kə rekt′] adj. [ME < L incorrectus] not correct; specif., a) improper b) untrue; inaccurate; wrong; faulty incorrectly adv. incorrectness n …

    English World dictionary

  • 12incorrect — adj. 1) incorrect in 2) incorrect to + inf. (it s incorrect to say that he is a good administrator) * * * [ˌɪnkə rekt] incorrect in incorrect to + inf. (it s incorrect to say that he is a good administrator) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 13incorrect — [[t]ɪ̱nkəre̱kt[/t]] 1) ADJ: oft it v link ADJ to inf Something that is incorrect is wrong and untrue. He denied that his evidence about the telephone call was incorrect... People often have incorrect information about food. Derived words:… …

    English dictionary

  • 14INCORRECT — ECTE. adj. Qui n est pas correct. Cette édition est fort incorrecte. Style incorrect. Dessin incorrect. Figure incorrecte.   Il se dit aussi D un écrivain dont le style n est pas correct, d un artiste dont la manière est incorrecte. Écrivain,… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 15incorrect — incorrectly, adv. incorrectness, n. /in keuh rekt /, adj. 1. not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement. 2. improper, unbecoming, or inappropriate: incorrect behavior; incorrect attire. 3. not correct in form, use, or… …

    Universalium

  • 16incorrect — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin incorrectus, from in + correctus correct Date: 15th century 1. obsolete not corrected or chastened 2. a. inaccurate, faulty < an incorrect transcription > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 17incorrect — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ▪ consider sth ADVERB ▪ absolutely (esp. AmE), completely, entirely (esp. AmE), quite …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 18incorrect — /ɪnkəˈrɛkt / (say inkuh rekt) adjective 1. not correct as to fact: an incorrect statement. 2. improper: incorrect behaviour. 3. not correct in form or manner: an incorrect copy. –incorrectly, adverb –incorrectness, noun …

  • 19incorrect — in|cor|rect [ˌınkəˈrekt] adj 1.) not correct or true ▪ The information you gave us was incorrect. 2.) not following the rules of polite or fair behaviour = ↑impolite ▪ It would be incorrect of me to comment. &GT;incorrectly adv ▪ Sorry, you&#8230; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20incorrect — adjective 1) an incorrect answer Syn: wrong, erroneous, in error, mistaken, inaccurate, imprecise, wide of the mark, off target; untrue, false, fallacious; informal out, way out 2) incorrect behavior Syn …

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