incorrect

Words with a similar base: incorrect

'incorrect'

[incorrect.a.01] as in: not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

Examples:
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

'incorrect'

[wrong.s.03] as in: not in accord with established usage or procedure

Examples:
the wrong medicine
the wrong way to shuck clams
it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts

'incorrect'

[incorrect.s.02] as in: (of a word or expression) not agreeing with grammatical principles

'incorrect'

[faulty.s.02] as in: characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; ; ; the wrong side of the road"

Examples:
he submitted a faulty report
an incorrect transcription

Origins

					incorrect (English)
├── correct (English)
│   └── correctus (Latin)
└── in- (English)
    ├── in (Latin)
    ├── in- (Latin)
    └── in- (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── in- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
            └── in (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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