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in·ac·cu·rate

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–adjective

not accurate; incorrect or untrue.

[Origin: 1730–40; in-³ + accurate

]

—Related forms

in·ac·cu·rate·ly, adverb

in·ac·cu·rate·ness, noun

—Synonyms inexact, loose; erroneous, wrong, faulty.

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in·ac·cu·rate Audio Help (ĭn-āk'yər-ĭt) Pronunciation Key
adj. Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate.

in·ac'cu·rate·ly adv., in·ac'cu·rate·ness n.

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inaccurate
adjective
not exact; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate" [ant: accurate]

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inaccurate [inˈӕkjurət] adjective

containing errors; not correct or accurate
Example: inaccurate translation/addition

Arabic:	غَيْر صَحيح، خاطئ
Chinese (Simplified):	不准确的
Chinese (Traditional):	不準確的
Czech:	nepřesný
Danish:	unøjagtig; ukorrekt
Dutch:	onnauwkeurig
Estonian:	ebatäpne
Finnish:	epätarkka
French:	inexact
German:	ungenau
Greek:	ανακριβής
Hungarian:	pontatlan
Icelandic:	ónákvæmur
Indonesian:	tidak tepat
Italian:	impreciso, inesatto

Japanese:	不正確な
Korean:	부정확한
Latvian:	neprecīzs; kļūdains
Lithuanian:	netikslus
Norwegian:	unøyaktig
Polish:	nieścisły
Portuguese (Brazil):	incorreto
Portuguese (Portugal):	impreciso
Romanian:	inexact
Russian:	неточный
Slovak:	nepresný
Slovenian:	netočen
Spanish:	impreciso, inexacto
Swedish:	felaktig, oriktig
Turkish:	yanlış

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Inaccurate

In*ac"cu*rate\, a. Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact; incorrect; erroneous; as, in inaccurate man, narration, copy, judgment, calculation, etc.

The expression is plainly inaccurate. --Bp. Hurd.

Syn: Inexact; incorrect; erroneous; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; defective.

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