inaccurate
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in·ac·cu·rate
(ĭn-ăk′yər-ĭt)adj.
Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate.
in·ac′cu·rate·ly adv.
in·ac′cu·rate·ness n.
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inaccurate
(ɪnˈækjʊrɪt)adj
not accurate; imprecise, inexact, or erroneous
inˈaccurately adv
inˈaccurateness n
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in•ac•cu•rate
(ɪnˈæk yər ɪt)adj.
not accurate; incorrect or untrue.
[1730–40]
in•ac′cu•rate•ly, adv.
in•ac′cu•rate•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | inaccurate - not exact; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate" 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 imprecise - not precise; "imprecise astronomical observations"; "the terms he used were imprecise and emotional" 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" |
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inaccurate
adjective incorrect, wrong, mistaken, wild, faulty, careless, unreliable, defective, unfaithful, erroneous, unsound, imprecise, wide of the mark, out, inexact, off-base (U.S. & Canad. informal), off-beam (informal), discrepant, way off-beam (informal) The reports were based on inaccurate information.
sound, correct, accurate, exact, reliable, precise
sound, correct, accurate, exact, reliable, precise
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inaccurate
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Translations
غَيْرُ دَقِيقٌغَيْر صَحيح، خاطئ
nepřesný
ukorrektunøjagtigupræcis
epätarkka
netočan
ónákvæmur
不正確な
부정확한
kļūdainsneprecīzs
netočen
oriktig
ไม่เที่ยงตรง
không chính xác
inaccurate
[ɪnˈækjʊrɪt] ADJ [figures, information, reporting, statement] → inexacto, erróneo; [shot, aim, instrument, method] → impreciso, poco precisothe report gave a very inaccurate picture of the situation → el informe daba una visión muy inexacta or errónea de la situación
the figures are wildly inaccurate → las cifras son totalmente erróneas or del todo inexactas
his estimate was wildly inaccurate → su cálculo era completamente errado
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inaccurate
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inaccurate
[ɪnˈækjʊrɪt] adj (statement, report, story) → inaccurato/a; (figures) → inesatto/a; (translation) → impreciso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
inaccurate
(inˈӕkjurət) adjective containing errors; not correct or accurate. inaccurate translation/addition.
inˈaccuracy noun (plural inˈaccuracies).
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inaccurate
→ غَيْرُ دَقِيقٌ nepřesný upræcis ungenau ανακριβής inexacto epätarkka inexact netočan inesatto 不正確な 부정확한 onnauwkeurig unøyaktig nieścisły impreciso неточный oriktig ไม่เที่ยงตรง doğru olmayan không chính xác 不准确Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
inaccurate
a. inexacto-a, incorrecto-a.
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