different between imprecise vs incorrect

English

Etymology

From im- +? precise.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mp???sa?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?mp???sa?s/
• Rhymes: -a?s

Adjective

imprecise (comparative more imprecise, superlative most imprecise)

1. Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.

   Synonym: inexact

   Antonym: precise

Translations

Anagrams

• impierces

Italian

Adjective

imprecise

1. feminine plural of impreciso

English

Etymology

From Middle French incorrect.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nk????kt/
• Rhymes: -?kt
• Hyphenation: in?cor?rect

Adjective

incorrect (comparative more incorrect, superlative most incorrect)

1. Not correct; erroneous or wrong.

   He gave an incorrect answer to a simple question.

2. Faulty or defective.

   The computer crashed due to incorrect programming.

3. Inappropriate or improper.

   He was sacked because of his incorrect behaviour towards his secretary.

Antonyms

• correct
• right
• proper

Derived terms

• incorrectly
• incorrectness

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French incorrect, from Latin incorr?ctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.k??r?kt/
• Hyphenation: in?cor?rect
• Rhymes: -?kt

Adjective

incorrect (comparative incorrecter, superlative incorrectst)

1. incorrect

Inflection

Synonyms

• fout

Derived terms

• incorrectheid

French

Etymology

From in- +? correct.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.k?.??kt/

Adjective

incorrect (feminine singular incorrecte, masculine plural incorrects, feminine plural incorrectes)

1. incorrect (not correct)
2. incorrect (socially unacceptable)

Derived terms

• incorrectement

See also

• faux

Further reading

• “incorrect” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).