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English Dictionary: incorrect by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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"
    Synonym(s): incorrect, wrong
    Antonym(s): correct, right
  2. not in accord with established usage or procedure; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; "it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts"
    Synonym(s): wrong, incorrect
  3. (of a word or expression) not agreeing with grammatical principles
  4. characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road"
    Synonym(s): faulty, incorrect, wrong
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.
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