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inaccurately

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an inaccurate manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • this student works rather inaccurately and sloppily

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: accurately

History

Etymology

From inaccurate + -ly or in- + accurately.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: desacuradament — In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly
  • Dutch: onnauwkeurig — In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly
  • Esperanto: malprecize — In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly
  • Central Kurdish: بەناڕەوا (benarrewa) — In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly