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INACCURATELY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inaccurately mean? 

INACCURATELY (adverb)
  The adverb INACCURATELY has 1 sense:

1. in an inaccurate mannerplay

  Familiarity information: INACCURATELY used as an adverb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INACCURATELY (adverb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

In an inaccurate manner

Context example:

this student works rather inaccurately and sloppily

Antonym:

accurately (with few mistakes)

Pertainym:

inaccurate (not accurate)


 Context examples 


An olfactory disturbance where the sense of smell inaccurately conveys disagreeable sensations.

(Parosmia, NCI Thesaurus)

A failure to correspond or match; to match unsuitably or inaccurately.

(Mismatch, NCI Thesaurus)

An undesired change to the shape of an object, or to inaccurately alter the meaning of a concept.

(Distortion, NCI Thesaurus)



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