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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Incorrect \In`cor*rect"\, a. [L. incorrectus: cf F. incorrect. See {In-} not and {Correct}.] 1. Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules inaccurate; faulty. The piece, you think, is incorrect. --Pope. 2. Not in accordance with the truth; inaccurate; not exact; as an incorrect statement or calculation. 3. Not accordant with duty or morality; not duly regulated or subordinated; unbecoming; improper; as incorrect conduct. It shows a will most incorrect to heaven. --Shak. The wit of the last age was yet more incorrect than their language. --Dryden. Syn: Inaccurate; erroneous; wrong faulty. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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: {wrong}] [ant: {correct}, {correct}] 2: not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable; "incorrect behavior"; "she was seen in all the wrong places"; "He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work" [syn: {inappropriate}, {wrong}]
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