INACCURATELY

inaccurately

(adverb) in an inaccurate manner; “this student works rather inaccurately and sloppily”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

inaccurately (comparative more inaccurately, superlative most inaccurately)

In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly.

Antonyms

• accurately

Source: Wiktionary


In*ac"cu*rate*ly, adv.

Definition: In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly.

INACCURATE

In*ac"cu*rate, a.

Definition: Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact; incorrect; erroneous; as, in inaccurate man, narration, copy, judgment, calculation, etc. The expression is plainly inaccurate. Bp. Hurd.

Syn.

– Inexact; incorrect; erroneous; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; defective.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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