inaccurateadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ɪnˈakjᵿrət/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈækjərət/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: in- prefix⁴, accurate adj.

Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + accurate adj. Compare earlier unaccurate adj.

Not accurate; inexact, imprecise; incorrect, erroneous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [adjective]

untruec1220

unrighta1393

amissa1398

unproperc1400

rudec1475

bada1522

haltinga1533

unjust1554

rustical1660

unaccurate1660

inaccurate1665

unprecise1742

unexact1758

imprecise1805

inexact1828

ungrammatical1843

bum1896

dot and carry one1900

seat-of-the-pants1935

1665 J. B. Blazing Star 33 In a constellation called the Ship, and in the hinder Mast (Pardon the inaccurate expressions of a person that never saw the Sea) of that Ship.

1696 J. Toland Christianity not Myst. ii. i. 27 They make nothing of fathering that upon the secret Counsels of the Almighty, or the Nature of the Thing, which is, it may be, the Effect of Inaccurate Reasoning.

1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. 301 Men going into Antiquity under the impression of modern ideas, must needs form very inaccurate judgements of what they find.

1775 T. Tyrwhitt Canterbury Tales of Chaucer I. App. to Pref. p. xi (note) Leland is also inaccurate..in representing the edition by Thynne as coming next after that by Caxton.

1831 W. Scott Count Robert ii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I. 22 A surcoat composed of strong shaggy silk, so woven as to exhibit, at a little distance, no inaccurate representation of a bear's hide.

1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues II. 531 Inaccurate modes of expression.

1919 Times 14 Nov. 6/1 I can only fall back on disjointed and, perhaps, inaccurate memories.

1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 22 Mar. d1 There were so many offsides and inaccurate shots and passes that the crowd of 8,966 could not keep from booing.

2016 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 24 Aug. a6/3 Morrisville officials attributed the inaccurate reporting to human error.

Derivatives

inˈaccurateness n. [compare earlier inaccuracy n.] inaccuracy; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [noun] > instance of

inaccuracy1690

inaccurateness1699

inexactness1828

inexactitude1875

not-quite1948

1699 J. Drake & A. Baden tr. D. Le Clerc Hist. Physick iii. iii. 182 The inaccurateness of Hippocrates, and other Authors of those Times, in distinguishing different Vessels by different names, shews that they had but a very superficial knowledge of them.

1711 R. Greene Demonstr. Truth Christian Relig. iii. 41 The Inaccurateness of the Narrations as to Time and order, and the seeming Contradictions in them.

1873 W. Wagner tr. W. S. Teuffel Hist. Rom. Lit. II. 564 There are numerous inaccuratenesses [Ger. Willkürlichkeiten].

1976 Las Vegas (New Mexico) Optic 24 May 1/1 If government efforts are to be timely and effective we cannot base program decisions on data that is sluggish in its inaccurateness.

2011 Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa) 28 Jan. The problem with Vander Plaats is the inaccurateness of what he says.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inaccurate
释义	inaccurateadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ɪnˈakjᵿrət/, U.S. /ᵻnˈækjərət/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: in- prefix⁴, accurate adj. Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + accurate adj. Compare earlier unaccurate adj. Not accurate; inexact, imprecise; incorrect, erroneous. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [adjective] untruec1220 unrighta1393 amissa1398 unproperc1400 rudec1475 bada1522 haltinga1533 unjust1554 rustical1660 unaccurate1660 inaccurate1665 unprecise1742 unexact1758 imprecise1805 inexact1828 ungrammatical1843 bum1896 dot and carry one1900 seat-of-the-pants1935 1665 J. B. Blazing Star 33 In a constellation called the Ship, and in the hinder Mast (Pardon the inaccurate expressions of a person that never saw the Sea) of that Ship. 1696 J. Toland Christianity not Myst. ii. i. 27 They make nothing of fathering that upon the secret Counsels of the Almighty, or the Nature of the Thing, which is, it may be, the Effect of Inaccurate Reasoning. 1738 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses I. 301 Men going into Antiquity under the impression of modern ideas, must needs form very inaccurate judgements of what they find. 1775 T. Tyrwhitt Canterbury Tales of Chaucer I. App. to Pref. p. xi (note) Leland is also inaccurate..in representing the edition by Thynne as coming next after that by Caxton. 1831 W. Scott Count Robert ii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I. 22 A surcoat composed of strong shaggy silk, so woven as to exhibit, at a little distance, no inaccurate representation of a bear's hide. 1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues II. 531 Inaccurate modes of expression. 1919 Times 14 Nov. 6/1 I can only fall back on disjointed and, perhaps, inaccurate memories. 1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 22 Mar. d1 There were so many offsides and inaccurate shots and passes that the crowd of 8,966 could not keep from booing. 2016 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 24 Aug. a6/3 Morrisville officials attributed the inaccurate reporting to human error. Derivatives inˈaccurateness n. [compare earlier inaccuracy n.] inaccuracy; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [noun] > instance of inaccuracy1690 inaccurateness1699 inexactness1828 inexactitude1875 not-quite1948 1699 J. Drake & A. Baden tr. D. Le Clerc Hist. Physick iii. iii. 182 The inaccurateness of Hippocrates, and other Authors of those Times, in distinguishing different Vessels by different names, shews that they had but a very superficial knowledge of them. 1711 R. Greene Demonstr. Truth Christian Relig. iii. 41 The Inaccurateness of the Narrations as to Time and order, and the seeming Contradictions in them. 1873 W. Wagner tr. W. S. Teuffel Hist. Rom. Lit. II. 564 There are numerous inaccuratenesses [Ger. Willkürlichkeiten]. 1976 Las Vegas (New Mexico) Optic 24 May 1/1 If government efforts are to be timely and effective we cannot base program decisions on data that is sluggish in its inaccurateness. 2011 Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa) 28 Jan. The problem with Vander Plaats is the inaccurateness of what he says. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1665
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