unaccurate
unaccurate adjective: not accurate; inaccurate.
Adjective
unaccurate (comparative more unaccurate, superlative most unaccurate)
- Not accurate; inaccurate.
- So unaccurate is it […] that if examin'd with an organ more acute than that by which they were made, the more we see of their shape, the less appearance will there be of their beauty […]1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section I
- I do by no means find fault with such figurative and common ways of speaking, in popular and ordinary Discourses, where unaccurate Thoughts allow unaccurate ways of speaking.1698, John Locke, letter to Bishop of Worcester
Forms of unaccurate
| comparative | more unaccurate |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unaccurate |
Origin of unaccurate
From un- + accurate.
Words formed from unaccurate
Questions about unaccurate
- What does unaccurate mean?
- Unaccurate means not accurate; inaccurate.
- What part of speech is unaccurate?
- Unaccurate is an adjective.
Words near unaccurate in the dictionary
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