Hypertext Webster Gateway: "incorrect"

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) 1.7 (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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