inaccurate

inaccurate
adj.
VERBS
be, prove
become
ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.

These figures are somewhat inaccurate.

grossly, highly, hopelessly (esp. BrE), wildly

a wildly inaccurate account of events

completely, entirely, quite, totally, wholly
a little, slightly, etc.
simply

The polls he cites are simply inaccurate.

notoriously

Maps of the region are notoriously inaccurate.

factually, historically

It was good drama, but historically inaccurate.

Inaccurate is used with these nouns: ↑estimate, ↑information, ↑perception, ↑representation, ↑result, ↑statement

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  • Inaccurate — In*ac cu*rate, a. Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact; not quite correct; incorrect; erroneous; as, in inaccurate man, narration, copy, judgment, calculation, etc. Note: The term inaccurate is usually used when an assertion or result is …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inaccurate — I adjective amiss, approximate, blundering, broad, careless, erring, erroneous, fallacious, false, falsus, faulty, garbled, general, generalized, groundless, imprecise, improper, incorrect, indiligens, inexact, loose, misreported, misstated,… …   Law dictionary

  • inaccurate — (adj.) 1738, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not + ACCURATE (Cf. accurate). Related: Inaccurately (1660s) …   Etymology dictionary

  • inaccurate — [adj] erroneous all wet*, careless, counterfactual, defective, discrepant, doesn’t wash*, fallacious, false, faulty, imprecise, incorrect, in error, inexact, mistaken, off, off base*, out*, specious, unfaithful, unreliable, unsound, untrue, way… …   New thesaurus

  • inaccurate — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not accurate. DERIVATIVES inaccuracy noun inaccurately adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • inaccurate — [in ak′yər it] adj. not accurate; not correct; not exact; in error inaccurately adv …   English World dictionary

  • inaccurate — adj. inaccurate to + inf. (it is inaccurate to say that she was dismissed) * * * [ɪn ækjʊrɪt] inaccurate to + inf. (it is inaccurate to say that she was dismissed) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • inaccurate — in|ac|cu|rate [ınˈækjurıt] adj not completely correct ≠ ↑accurate ▪ A lot of what has been written about him is inaccurate. inaccurate information/data etc ▪ He was fined $300,000 for making inaccurate statements to Congress. >inaccurately adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • inaccurate — [[t]ɪnæ̱kjʊrət[/t]] ADJ GRADED If a statement or measurement is inaccurate, it is not accurate or correct. The book is both inaccurate and exaggerated... The reports were based on inaccurate information. Ant: accurate Derived words: inaccurately… …   English dictionary

  • inaccurate — adjective Date: 1738 not accurate ; faulty < inaccurate information > • inaccurately adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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