inaccurately

/ˌɪˈnækjɝətɫi/ adv

In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly.

Word Origin Inaccurately comes from inaccurate, the opposite of accurate. Accurate is from Latin ad- 'to' and cura 'care' — literally 'done with care,' so accurate means careful, exact. Inaccurately means not with care. The root cura 'care' gives us cure, curate, curious (full of care), secure (se- 'without' + cura, without care), and sinecure (without care, a cushy job).

adv In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly.

The witness described the suspect inaccurately, leading to a wrongful arrest.

(副词) 不准确地;错误地;有误地

证人不准确地描述了嫌疑人,导致了错误的逮捕。

(adverbio) inexactamente; incorrectamente; erróneamente; imprecisamente; de forma inexacta [De manera inexacta; incorrectamente; de forma imprecisa.]

El testigo describió al sospechoso de manera inexacta, lo que llevó a una detención injusta.

(adverbe) inexactement; incorrectement; de manière inexacte; imprécisément [De manière inexacte ou incorrecte; sans précision.]

Le témoin a décrit le suspect **inaccurately**, ce qui a conduit à une arrestation injustifiée.

(Adverb) unrichtig; ungenau; falsch [Auf eine ungenaue, fehlerhafte oder nicht präzise Weise.]

Der Zeuge beschrieb den Verdächtigen **inaccurately**, was zu einer falschen Verhaftung führte.

(副詞) 不正確に。誤りや違いを含んで。

証人は容疑者を不正確に描写したため、誤った逮捕につながった。

(advérbio) imprecisamente; incorretamente; inexatamente [De maneira imprecisa; incorretamente; inexatamente.]

A testemunha descreveu o suspeito de forma imprecisa, levando a uma prisão injusta.

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