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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (4)

1. not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth;
- Example: "an incorrect calculation"
- Example: "the report in the paper is wrong"
- Example: "your information is wrong"
- Example: "the clock showed the wrong time"
- Example: "found themselves on the wrong road"
- Example: "based on the wrong assumptions"
[syn: incorrect, wrong]

2. not in accord with established usage or procedure;
- Example: "the wrong medicine"
- Example: "the wrong way to shuck clams"
- Example: "it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts"
[syn: 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;
- Example: "he submitted a faulty report"
- Example: "an incorrect transcription" the wrong side of the road";
[syn: faulty, incorrect, wrong]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Incorrect \In`cor*rect"\, a. [L. incorrectus: cf. F. incorrect.
   See In- not, and Correct.]
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   1. Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to
      established rules; inaccurate; faulty.
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            The piece, you think, is incorrect.   --Pope.
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   2. Not in accordance with the truth; inaccurate; not exact;
      as, an incorrect statement or calculation.
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   3. Not accordant with duty or morality; not duly regulated or
      subordinated; unbecoming; improper; as, incorrect conduct.
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            It shows a will most incorrect to heaven. --Shak.
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            The wit of the last age was yet more incorrect than
            their language.                       --Dryden.

   Syn: Inaccurate; erroneous; wrong; faulty.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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: incorrect,
           wrong] [ant: 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" [syn: 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"
       [syn: faulty, incorrect, wrong]