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Inaccurately

/ɪnˈæk.jə.rət.li/
adverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a way that is not completely correct or true; with errors or mistakes.

    "The report described the incident inaccurately, leading to widespread confusion."
  2. 2

    Without exactness, precision, or careful attention to detail.

    "The coordinates were entered inaccurately, causing the team to miss the target location."

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Derived from the adjective inaccurate, formed from the Latin prefix in- (meaning 'not') combined with accurate, stemming from Latin accuratus ('done with care'), from securus. The adverbial suffix -ly was later appended in Middle English to denote manner.

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