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erroneous“an inaccurate translation”“the thermometer is inaccurate”Opposite accurateSimilar away, unfaithful, faulty, wideRelates to accuracy, truthSee also incorrect, inexact, imprecise

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In·ac′cu·rate adjective

Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact; not quite correct; incorrect; erroneous; as, in inaccurate man, narration, copy, judgment, calculation, etc. The term inaccurate is usually used when an assertion or result is near to the truth, but not exactly, or has some basis for belief; however, it is sometimes used as a gentle euphemism for wrong even if the error is flagrant.

The expression is plainly inaccurate.— Bp. Richard Hurd

Synonyms: Inexact; incorrect; erroneous; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; defective.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC