incorrect
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(a) not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
- an incorrect calculation
- the report in the paper is wrong
- your information is wrong
- the clock showed the wrong time
- found themselves on the wrong road
- based on the wrong assumptions
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(s) not in accord with established usage or procedure
- the wrong medicine
- the wrong way to shuck clams
- it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts
- (s) (of a word or expression) not agreeing with grammatical principles
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(s) characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
- he submitted a faulty report
- an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road