- incorrect
- adj.
1) incorrect in
2) incorrect to + inf. (it's incorrect to say that he is a good administrator)
* * *[ˌɪnkə'rekt]incorrect inincorrect to + inf. (it's incorrect to say that he is a good administrator)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
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incorrect — incorrect, e [ ɛ̃kɔrɛkt ] adj. • 1421; de 1. in et correct 1 ♦ Qui n est pas correct. Édition incorrecte. ⇒ fautif. Spécialt Qui enfreint les règles de l usage, en matière de langage. Terme incorrect. ⇒ impropre; incorrection. ♢ Qui n est pas… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Incorrect — In cor*rect , a. [L. incorrectus: cf. F. incorrect. See {In } not, and {Correct}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty. [1913 Webster] The piece, you think, is incorrect.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incorrect — incorrect, ecte (in ko rèkt , rè kt ; voy. CORRECT pour la prononciation de la finale) adj. Qui n est pas correct. Cette édition est fort incorrecte. Style incorrect. Dessin incorrect. Il se dit aussi des personnes. Écrivain, auteur incorrect … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Incorrect — means to not be correct and may also refer to:* Politically incorrect * Incorrectly formatted data, a computer erroree also* Correctness * Anomalously numbered roads in Great Britain * Disputes in English grammar (Incorrect… … Wikipedia
Incorrect — (v. lat.), fehlerhaft; daher Incorrectheit, Fehlerhaftigkeit … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Incorrect — Incorrect, Incorrectheit, lat. dtsch., das Gegentheil von correct, s. d … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
incorrect — I adjective amiss, awry, erring, erroneous, fallacious, false, falsus, faulty, flawed, imperfect, imprecise, improbus, improper, inaccurate, inappropriate, inexact, miscalculated, misconstrued, misfigured, misjudged, misleading, mistaken,… … Law dictionary
incorrect — (adj.) early 15c., uncorrected, from L. incorrectus uncorrected, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + correctus (see CORRECT (Cf. correct)). Sense of not in good style is from 1670s; that of factually wrong, erroneous, inaccurate is from 1610s… … Etymology dictionary
incorrect — [adj] wrong counterfactual, erroneous, false, faulty, flawed, imprecise, improper, inaccurate, inappropriate, inexact, mistaken, not trustworthy, out*, specious, unfitting, unreliable, unseemly, unsound, unsuitable, untrue, way off*, wide of the… … New thesaurus
incorrect — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not in accordance with fact or standards; wrong. DERIVATIVES incorrectly adverb incorrectness noun … English terms dictionary
incorrect — [in΄kə rekt′] adj. [ME < L incorrectus] not correct; specif., a) improper b) untrue; inaccurate; wrong; faulty incorrectly adv. incorrectness n … English World dictionary
