2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
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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