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Neglectful vs Incorrect - What's the difference?

neglectful | incorrect | Related terms |

Neglectful is a related term of incorrect.


As adjectives the difference between neglectful and incorrect

is that neglectful is tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention while incorrect is not correct; erroneous or wrong.

neglectful

English

Alternative forms

* neglectfull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention.
  • * 2005 , ,
  • That they were too neglectful of ordinary people like us and overlooked us.

    Derived terms

    * neglectfully * neglectfulness

    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