The newspaper gave an incorrect account of the accident.
SYNONYM(S): erroneous, inaccurate.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cor|rect´ly — cor|rect «kuh REHKT», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. free from mistakes or faults; true; right: »He gave the correct answer. 2. agreeing with a good standard of taste; proper: »correct manners, correct dress. 3. conforming to an accepted standard,… … Useful english dictionary
cor|rect´ing|ly — cor|rect «kuh REHKT», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. free from mistakes or faults; true; right: »He gave the correct answer. 2. agreeing with a good standard of taste; proper: »correct manners, correct dress. 3. conforming to an accepted standard,… … Useful english dictionary
cor|rect´i|ble — cor|rect «kuh REHKT», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. free from mistakes or faults; true; right: »He gave the correct answer. 2. agreeing with a good standard of taste; proper: »correct manners, correct dress. 3. conforming to an accepted standard,… … Useful english dictionary
cor|rect´a|ble — cor|rect «kuh REHKT», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. free from mistakes or faults; true; right: »He gave the correct answer. 2. agreeing with a good standard of taste; proper: »correct manners, correct dress. 3. conforming to an accepted standard,… … Useful english dictionary
cor|rect — «kuh REHKT», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. free from mistakes or faults; true; right: »He gave the correct answer. 2. agreeing with a good standard of taste; proper: »correct manners, correct dress. 3. conforming to an accepted standard, especially… … Useful english dictionary
cor|rect|ed — «kuh REHK tihd», adjective. made free from mistakes or faults: »a corrected test paper. SYNONYM(S): emended, rectified … Useful english dictionary
cor|rect|i|tude — «kuh REHK tuh tood, tyood», noun. correctness of conduct or behavior: »Like his father and grandfather he had an eye for correctitude in dress and decorations (London Times). ╂[< correct, on analogy of rectitude] … Useful english dictionary
cor|rect|ness — «kuh REHKT nihs», noun. 1. the quality or condition of being free from mistakes or faults or of agreeing with a standard of good taste: »He denied the correctness of the assertion (H. H. Wilson). 2. the fact or condition of being politically… … Useful english dictionary
in|cor|rect — «IHN kuh REHKT», adjective. 1. not correct; containing errors or mistakes; wrong; faulty: »The newspaper gave an incorrect account of the accident. SYNONYM(S): erroneous, inaccurate. 2. not agreeing with a good standard of taste; improper: » … Useful english dictionary
un|cor|rect|ed — «UHN kuh REHK tihd», adjective. not corrected … Useful english dictionary
