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inaccurate

adjective
 
 
/ɪˈnæk.jʊ.rət/ US  /-jɚ.ət/

Definition

B2 not completely correct or exact, or not able to do something correctly or exactly: Their estimate of the cost of the project was wildly (= extremely) inaccurate. an inaccurate device/weaponWrong inaccurately
 
 
/-li/ adverb
(Definition of inaccurate adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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