inaccurate
adjective
in·ac·cu·rate
(ˌ)i-ˈna-kyə-rət 
-k(ə-)rət
: not accurate : faulty
inaccurate information
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Examples of inaccurate in a Sentence
he claimed that the TV ratings were inaccurate because they didn't take into account all those viewers in health clubs
the estimate is inaccurate, but will do for our purposes
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Despite some excellent reporting from a handful of reporters in the tech press, a skewed and often wildly inaccurate narrative formed around Silk Road and Ross that followed him all the way to his brief trial.
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Alex Winter, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024
Four months into the bankruptcy proceedings, Mr. Giuliani’s financial disclosures have been incomplete, inaccurate and in some cases completely absent.
—Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 1 May 2024
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Alex Winter, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024
Four months into the bankruptcy proceedings, Mr. Giuliani’s financial disclosures have been incomplete, inaccurate and in some cases completely absent.
—Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 1 May 2024
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“Inaccurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inaccurate. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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inaccurate
adjective
in·ac·cu·rate
(ˈ)in-ˈak-yə-rət
: not accurate : not correct or exact
inaccurate information
inaccurately
adverb
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