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Definition of Incorrect
1. Adjective. Not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth. "Based on the wrong assumptions"
Attributes: Correctness, Rightness
Also: Inaccurate, Improper, False
Similar to: Erroneous, Fallacious, False, Mistaken
Antonyms: Correct, Right
Derivative terms: Incorrectness, Incorrectness, Wrongness
2. Adjective. Not in accord with established usage or procedure. "It is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts"
3. Adjective. (of a word or expression) not agreeing with grammatical principles.
4. Adjective. Characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules. "The wrong side of the road"
Definition of Incorrect
1. a. Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty.
Definition of Incorrect
1. Adjective. Not correct; erroneous or wrong. ¹
2. Adjective. Faulty or defective. ¹
3. Adjective. Inappropriate or improper. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Incorrect
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Incorrect
Literary usage of Incorrect
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Military History of Ulysses S. Grant: From April, 1861, to April, 1865 by Adam Badeau (1885)
"Incorrect reports of the battle of Shiloh—Halleck assumes command in th« ...
Incorrect accounts were circulated throughout the North; those who had seen ..."
2. The Sounds and Inflections of the Greek Dialects by Herbert Weir Smyth (1894)
"... freer use of the movable nu than was made, according to the prevalent, but
incorrect, theories as to their diction, by the first writers of Ionic prose. ..."
3. Annual Report by Indiana State Board of Health (1917)
"They tested 16638 weights, of which 15.23% were incorrect; 12645 dry measures
were tested, of which 15.03% were incorrect; 8735 liquid measures were tested, ..."
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