"incorrect" meaning in French

See incorrect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɛ̃.kɔ.ʁɛkt/ Audio: Fr-incorrect.ogg Forms: incorrecte [feminine], incorrects [masculine, plural], incorrectes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From in- + correct. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:af|in-|correct}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "not", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "un", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "not", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "not", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*né", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*n̥-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*n̥-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "in-", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "in-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "correctus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "correct", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "incorrect", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="incorrect">, {{af|fr|in-|correct}} in- + correct Head templates: {{fr-adj}} incorrect (feminine incorrecte, masculine plural incorrects, feminine plural incorrectes)
  1. (of language) incorrect (not correct) Synonyms: impropre, vicieux, abusif
    Sense id: en-incorrect-fr-adj-YU-8wFrj Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  2. (of the execution of labor: a job, work of art, production, etc.) poorly made; made clumsily or carelessly; defective; shoddy, sloppy Tags: usually Synonyms: défectueux, mauvais
    Sense id: en-incorrect-fr-adj-jznYMQMR Categories (other): French terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with in-: 6 42 10 10 32
  3. incorrect (socially unacceptable); rude, impolite
    (of a person)
    Synonyms: indélicat, discourtois, grossier, impoli, inconvenant
    Sense id: en-incorrect-fr-adj-3NxXsc~R
  4. incorrect (socially unacceptable); rude, impolite
    disloyal
    Synonyms: indélicat, déloyal, indélicat, irrégulier
    Sense id: en-incorrect-fr-adj-fnFNCaE6
  5. incorrect (socially unacceptable); rude, impolite
    improper, inappropriate (of a behavior)
    Synonyms: indélicat, déplacé, désinvolte, discourtois, grossier, impoli, incongru, inconvenant, indélicat
    Sense id: en-incorrect-fr-adj-rCnbTzrO Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 37 8 8 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: incorrectement Related terms: faux

Inflected forms

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