inaccurate
Adjective
Meaning
Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact; incorrect; erroneous; as, in inaccurate man, narration, copy, judgment, calculation, etc.
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an inaccurate translation
the thermometer is inaccurate
According to him, the global agency’s report on the crisis was inaccurate, misplacing facts and wrong in most cases.
A 1986 expedition led by George Wallerstein citation made an inaccurate measurement incorrectly showing that K2 was taller than Mount Everest, and therefore the tallest mountain in the world.
According to some biblical scholars, the findings at Nag Hammadi have shown Irenaeus' description of Gnosticism to be largely inaccurate and polemic in nature.
According to the ODNB, "he reputedly originated the line that gave rise to the now mythical if inaccurate 'Me Tarzan.