inaccurate

adj.
Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate.

inaccurately in·ac'cu·rate·ly adv.
inaccurateness in·ac'cu·rate·ness n.

adjective

Containing an error or errors: erroneous, fallacious, false, incorrect, mistaken, off, unsound, untrue, wrong. Idioms: all wet, in error, off base, offwide ofthe mark. See correct/incorrect.

adj

Definition: erroneous
Antonyms: accurate, correct, right

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IN BRIEF: Not correct, wrong.

In cases of major discrepancy it's always reality that's got it wrong . . . reality is frequently inaccurate. — Douglas Noel Adams, English humorist & science fiction writer ("Hitchhiker's Guide through Galaxy")

Tutor's tip: This word was used in the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - unøjagtig, upræcis, urigtig, fejlagtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onnauwkeurig, foutief

Français (French)
adj. - inexact, qui contient des inexactitudes, pas juste (un instrument), impropre

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unrichtig, ungenau

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανακριβής, εσφαλμένος

Italiano (Italian)
inesatto, impreciso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inexato, grosseiro

Русский (Russian)
неточный, неправильный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - erróneo, incorrecto, inexacto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - inte noggrann, felaktig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
错误的, 不准确的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 錯誤的, 不準確的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 부정확한, 조잡한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不正確な, 間違った

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير دقيق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מדוייק, מובן באופן לא נכון‬

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