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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.
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Incorrectly
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
incorrect
early 15c., "uncorrected," from L. incorrectus, from in- "not" + correctus (see correct). Sense of "not in good style" is from 1670s; that of "factually wrong, erroneous, inaccurate" is from 1828.
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