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incorrect

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Incorrect \In`cor*rect"\, a. [L. incorrectus: cf. F. incorrect.
   See {In-} not, and {Correct}.]
   1. Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to
      established rules; inaccurate; faulty.

            The piece, you think, is incorrect.   --Pope.

   2. Not in accordance with the truth; inaccurate; not exact;
      as, an incorrect statement or calculation.

   3. Not accordant with duty or morality; not duly regulated or
      subordinated; unbecoming; improper; as, incorrect conduct.

            It shows a will most incorrect to heaven. --Shak.

            The wit of the last age was yet more incorrect than
            their language.                       --Dryden.

   Syn: Inaccurate; erroneous; wrong; faulty.

Source : WordNet®

incorrect
     adj 1: not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an
            incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is
            wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed
            the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road";
            "based on the wrong assumptions" [syn: {wrong}] [ant:
            {correct}, {correct}]
     2: not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or
        taste; undesirable; "incorrect behavior"; "she was seen in
        all the wrong places"; "He thought it was wrong for her to
        go out to work" [syn: {inappropriate}, {wrong}]
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