inaccurately-installed
|in-ac-cu-rate-ly-in-stalled|
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/ɪnˈækjərətli ɪnˈstɔːld/
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/ɪnˈækjʊrətli ɪnˈstɔːld/
not correctly set up
Etymology
'inaccurately-installed' is a compound word formed from 'inaccurately' and 'installed'. 'Inaccurately' comes from 'inaccurate' (not accurate) + '-ly', and 'installed' is the past participle of 'install'.
'inaccurately' comes from 'inaccurate', which is from Latin 'in-' (not) + 'accuratus' (done with care). 'Install' comes from Medieval Latin 'installare', from 'in-' (in) + 'stallum' (place). The phrase 'inaccurately-installed' is a modern English compound.
Initially, the components meant 'not accurate' and 'set up', and together they now mean 'set up in a way that is not accurate'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
installed in a way that is not accurate or correct.
The device was inaccurately-installed, causing it to malfunction.
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Last updated: 2025/08/02 11:48
