Incorrect, a.
Etymology: [L. incorrectus: cf. F. incorrect. See In- not, and Correct.]
1. Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty. The piece, you think, is incorrect. Pope.
2. Not in accordance with the truth; inaccurate; not exact; as, an incorrect statement or calculation.
3. Not accordant with duty or morality; not duly regulated or subordinated; unbecoming; improper; as, incorrect conduct. It shows a will most incorrect to heaven. Shak. The wit of the last age was yet more incorrect than their language. Dryden.
Syn. -- Inaccurate; erroneous; wrong; faulty.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for incorrect; he lists it under absurd.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.