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incorrect

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in⋅cor⋅rect

  [in-kuh-rekt]
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–adjective
1. not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
2. improper, unbecoming, or inappropriate: incorrect behavior; incorrect attire.
3. not correct in form, use, or manner: an incorrect copy.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L incorrectus not corrected. See in- 3 , correct

Related forms:
in⋅cor⋅rect⋅ly, adverb
in⋅cor⋅rect⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. erroneous, inexact; untrue. 2. unsuitable. 3. faulty.
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in·cor·rect   (ĭn'kə-rěkt')   
adj.  

  1. Not correct; erroneous or wrong: an incorrect answer.

  2. Defective; faulty: incorrect programming of the computer.

  3. Improper; inappropriate: incorrect behavior.

in'cor·rect'ly adv., in'cor·rect'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

incorrect 
1432, "uncorrected," from L. incorrectus, from in- "not" + correctus (see correct). Sense of "not in good style" is from 1672; that of "factually wrong, erroneous, inaccurate" is from 1828.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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