incorrect
adjective
[ ɪnkəˈrɛkt ]
• not in accordance with fact; wrong.
• "the doctor gave you incorrect advice"
Similar:
wrong,
mistaken,
in error,
erroneous,
inaccurate,
not accurate,
inexact,
not exact,
imprecise,
invalid,
untrue,
false,
fallacious,
wide of the mark,
off target,
misleading,
illogical,
unsound,
unfounded,
without foundation,
faulty,
flawed,
off beam,
out,
way out,
full of holes,
iffy,
abroad,
• not in accordance with particular standards or rules.
• "strictly speaking, the form of address was incorrect"
Similar:
inappropriate,
wrong,
unsuitable,
inapt,
inapposite,
undesirable,
ill-advised,
ill-considered,
ill-judged,
impolitic,
injudicious,
infelicitous,
unacceptable,
beyond the pale,
unwarranted,
unfitting,
out of keeping,
improper,
unseemly,
unbecoming,
indecorous,
lacking in propriety,
out of order,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin incorrectus, from in- ‘not’ + correctus ‘made straight, amended’ (see correct). Originally in the general sense ‘uncorrected’, the word was later applied specifically to a book containing many errors because it had not been corrected for the press; hence incorrect (sense 2) (late 17th century).
politically correct
adjective
• exhibiting (or failing to exhibit) political correctness.
• "it is not politically correct to laugh at speech impediments"
