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Synonyms for incorrect
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : in-kuh-rekt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn kəˈrɛkt |
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Définition of incorrect
Origin :- early 15c., "uncorrected," from Latin incorrectus "uncorrected," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + correctus (see correct). Sense of "not in good style" is from 1670s; that of "factually wrong, erroneous, inaccurate" is from 1610s (implied in incorrectly).
- adj wrong
- But this statement is incorrect; sometimes it is the men, but more often the women, who predominate.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- Of those who are wrong, Vis Inertiæ has sent in a piece of incorrect working.
- Extract from : « A Tangled Tale » by Lewis Carroll
- But at least one of the arguments which he uses against our views is incorrect.
- Extract from : « The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism » by Franz Cumont
- To say of a person that he is aggravated is as incorrect as to say that he is palliated.
- Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
- Should some one say, 'This sentence is, according to the rules of grammar, incorrect.'
- Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
- To pay money for securing it is, in my opinion, incorrect in principle.
- Extract from : « Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. » by Josiah Quincy
- An incorrect as well as a correct angle are shown in Figs. 21 and 22.
- Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
- The description is unclear and printed from an incorrect transcript.
- Extract from : « The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy » by Jacob Burckhardt
- Incorrect statements with regard to color are rather common.
- Extract from : « The Measurement of Intelligence » by Lewis Madison Terman
- His solution of the problem which it involves may be incorrect, but at any rate it will be a solution.
- Extract from : « What Is and What Might Be » by Edmond Holmes
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