incorrect

[ in-kuh-rekt ]
/ ˌɪn kəˈrɛkt /
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adjective

not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
improper, unbecoming, or inappropriate: incorrect behavior; incorrect attire.
not correct in form, use, or manner: an incorrect copy.

Origin of incorrect

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin incorrectus not corrected. See in-3, correct

OTHER WORDS FROM incorrect

in·cor·rect·ly, adverb in·cor·rect·ness, noun

Words nearby incorrect

incorporation, incorporator, incorporeal, incorporeity, incorr., incorrect, incorrigible, incorrupt, incorruptible, incorruption, incoterms

Words related to incorrectness

inaccuracy, mistake, blunder, error

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British Dictionary definitions for incorrectness

incorrect
/ (ˌɪnkəˈrɛkt) /

adjective

false; wrong an incorrect calculation
not fitting or proper incorrect behaviour

Derived forms of incorrect

incorrectly, adverb incorrectness, noun