Exact
Exact adjective - Being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard.
Usage example: maybe I wasn't being very exact when I said I had done it a million times—but it sure seemed like it
Incorrect
Incorrect adjective - Having an opinion that does not agree with truth or the facts.
Usage example: you're incorrect about the date of the final exam—it's next Tuesday, not Wednesday
Nearby Words: incorrectness, incorrectly
Both words in one sentence
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Epic Fail: In "Pawlm Reading" the phony pet psychic's analyses of the pets are not only incorrect, but also the exact opposite of what they're really like.
- There are, however, some Technobabble attempts to explain it as hard science, essentially implying the exact process is badly understood, and that speaking of "Life Force" is a handy though incorrect shortcut.
Source: Life Energy
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