What does "incorrect" mean?
Incorrect: Not in accordance with the truth; inaccurate; not exact; as, an incorrect statement or calculation.
Additional senses
- 2.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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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