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   In·cor·rect

   /ˌinkəˈrek(t)/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not in accordance with fact; wrong: "the doctor gave you incorrect advice" Similar wrongmistakenin errorerroneousinaccuratenot accurateinexactnot exactimpreciseinvaliduntruefalsefallaciouswide of the markoff targetmisleadingillogicalunsoundunfoundedwithout foundationfaultyflawedinformal:off beamoutway outfull of holesiffyarchaic:abroadOpposite correct
   • 2. not in accordance with particular standards or rules: "strictly speaking, the form of address was incorrect" Similar inappropriatewrongunsuitableinaptinappositeundesirableill-advisedill-consideredill-judgedimpoliticinjudiciousinfelicitousunacceptablebeyond the paleunwarrantedunfittingout of keepingimproperunseemlyunbecomingindecorouslacking in proprietyinformal:out of order

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin incorrectus, from in- ‘not’ + correctus ‘made straight, amended’ (see correct). Originally in the general sense ‘uncorrected’, the word was later applied specifically to a book containing many errors because it had not been corrected for the press; hence incorrect (sense 2) (late 17th century).

   Derivatives

   • 1. incorrectness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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