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Incorrect vs Mispunctuate - What's the difference?

incorrect | mispunctuate |

As an adjective incorrect

is not correct; erroneous or wrong.

As a verb mispunctuate is

to punctuate incorrectly.

incorrect

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not correct; erroneous or wrong.
  • * He gave an incorrect answer to a simple question
  • Faulty or defective.
  • * The PC crashed due to incorrect programming
  • Inappropriate or improper.
  • * He was sacked because of his incorrect behaviour towards his secretary

    • Antonyms

    * correct * right * proper

    Derived terms

    * incorrectly * incorrectness

    mispunctuate

    English

    Verb

    (mispunctuat)
  • To punctuate incorrectly.
    • (Webster 1913)