different between lackadaisical vs incorrect
lackadaisical
English
Etymology
From the archaic expression lackadaisy +? -ic +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?læk??de?z?k?l/; IPA(key): /læks?-/ (non-standard)
Adjective
lackadaisical (comparative more lackadaisical, superlative most lackadaisical)
- Showing no interest, vigor, determination, or enthusiasm.
- Synonyms: languid, listless, unenthusiastic, uninterested, lethargic
- Lazy; slothful; indolent.
Derived terms
- lackadaisically
- lackadaisicalness
Related terms
- lackaday
- lax
Translations
Further reading
- “lackadaisical”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
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incorrect
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)
- Not correct; erroneous or wrong.
- He gave an incorrect answer to a simple question.
- Faulty or defective.
- The computer crashed due to incorrect programming.
- 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)
- 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)
- incorrect (not correct)
- 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).
incorrect From the web:
- what incorrectly describes an achievement of the maya
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