Definition of inaccurate Inaccurate

/ɪnæˈkjɚʌt/ - [inakyerut] - in•ac•cu•rate

We found 6 definitions of inaccurate from 5 different sources.

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What does inaccurate mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

inaccurate - not exact; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate"
  accurate conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"
  imprecise not precise; "imprecise astronomical observations"; "the terms he used were imprecise and emotional"
  incorrect, wrong not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
  inexact not exact
  accuracy, truth the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"
  away, outside (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"
  faulty, incorrect, wrong characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road"
  unfaithful not trustworthy; "an unfaithful reproduction"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • inaccurate (a.)
    Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact; incorrect; erroneous; as, in inaccurate man, narration, copy, judgment, calculation, etc.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • inaccurate
    Contradicting the facts.
  • inaccurate
    Not specific or precise.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • inaccurate
    in-ak′kūr-āt, adj. not exact or correct: erroneous.—n. Inac′curacy, want of exactness: mistake.—adv. Inac′curately

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