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Definition of inaccurate adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

inaccurate

adjective
 
/ɪnˈækjərət/
 
/ɪnˈækjərət/
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  1. not exact or accurate; with mistakes
    • an inaccurate statement
    • We can't base a forecast on inaccurate information.
    • All the maps we had were wildly inaccurate.
    • Statistical graphs may be inaccurate and misleading.
    opposite accurate
    Extra Examples
    • The polls he cites are simply inaccurate.
    • These figures are somewhat inaccurate.
    • The movie is historically inaccurate, but well worth seeing.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • prove
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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