How do you use "wildly inaccurate" in a sentence?

The initial cost estimates turned out to be wildly inaccurate. His account of events was wildly inaccurate. The forecast was wildly inaccurate — they predicted sunshine and we got a storm.

wildly inaccurate

Q: What does "wildly inaccurate" mean?

Extremely and obviously incorrect or wrong 'Wildly inaccurate' means so wrong that the error is extreme and obvious. 'Wildly' suggests something out of control or far from the truth. It also pairs with 'different', 'popular', 'optimistic', 'enthusiastic', and 'exaggerated'. It implies the inaccuracy is so great as to be almost absurd.

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Meaning: Extremely and obviously incorrect or wrong

严重不准确

tremendamente inexacto

ひどく不正確な

심하게 부정확한

'Wildly inaccurate' means so wrong that the error is extreme and obvious. 'Wildly' suggests something out of control or far from the truth. It also pairs with 'different', 'popular', 'optimistic', 'enthusiastic', and 'exaggerated'. It implies the inaccuracy is so great as to be almost absurd.

'Wildly inaccurate'意味着错误得极端而明显。'Wildly'暗示某事失控或远离事实。它也与'different'、'popular'、'optimistic'、'enthusiastic'和'exaggerated'搭配。它暗示不准确的程度几乎到了荒谬的地步。

'Wildly inaccurate' significa tan equivocado que el error es extremo y evidente. 'Wildly' sugiere algo fuera de control o muy lejos de la verdad. También se combina con 'different', 'popular', 'optimistic', 'enthusiastic' y 'exaggerated'. Implica que la inexactitud es tan grande que resulta casi absurda.

「wildly inaccurate」は誤りが極端で明らかであることを意味します。「wildly」は何かが制御不能であるか、真実からかけ離れていることを示唆します。「different」「popular」「optimistic」「enthusiastic」「exaggerated」とも搭配します。不正確さがほとんど不合理なほど極端であることを暗示します。

'Wildly inaccurate'는 오류가 극도로 크고 명백하여 틀린 것을 의미합니다. 'Wildly'는 통제 불능이거나 진실에서 크게 벗어났음을 암시합니다. 'different', 'popular', 'optimistic', 'enthusiastic', 'exaggerated'와도 결합합니다. 부정확함이 거의 터무니없을 정도로 크다는 것을 암시합니다.

Examples

The initial cost estimates turned out to be wildly inaccurate.
最初的成本估算结果严重不准确。
Las estimaciones iniciales de costes resultaron ser tremendamente inexactas.
当初のコスト見積もりはひどく不正確だったことがわかりました。
초기 비용 추정치는 심하게 부정확한 것으로 드러났습니다.
His account of events was wildly inaccurate.
他对事件的描述严重不准确。
Su relato de los hechos fue tremendamente inexacto.
彼の出来事の説明はひどく不正確でした。
그의 사건 설명은 심하게 부정확했습니다.
The forecast was wildly inaccurate — they predicted sunshine and we got a storm.
天气预报严重不准确——他们预测晴天，结果来了一场暴风雨。
El pronóstico fue tremendamente inexacto: predijeron sol y tuvimos tormenta.
天気予報はひどく不正確でした。晴れを予測したのに嵐が来ました。
일기예보가 심하게 부정확했습니다 — 맑음을 예보했는데 폭풍이 왔습니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: news, criticism, everyday

Tone: critical

✓ Do Say

Those figures are wildly inaccurate.
那些数字严重不准确。
Esas cifras son tremendamente inexactas.
それらの数字はひどく不正確です。
그 수치들은 심하게 부정확합니다.
The reports were wildly inaccurate.
那些报道严重不准确。
Los informes eran tremendamente inexactos.
それらの報告はひどく不正確でした。
그 보고서들은 심하게 부정확했습니다.

✗ Don't Say

Those figures are strongly inaccurate. (use 'wildly' or 'highly' not 'strongly' with inaccurate)
那些数字strongly inaccurate。（和inaccurate搭配用'wildly'或'highly'而不是'strongly'）
Esas cifras son strongly inaccurate. (se usa 'wildly' o 'highly' y no 'strongly' con inaccurate)
strongly inaccurateです。（inaccurateには「strongly」ではなく「wildly」や「highly」を使います）
그 수치는 strongly inaccurate합니다. (inaccurate에는 'strongly'가 아니라 'wildly'나 'highly'를 사용합니다)
Those figures are deeply inaccurate. (use 'wildly' not 'deeply' with inaccurate)
那些数字deeply inaccurate。（和inaccurate搭配用'wildly'而不是'deeply'）
Esas cifras son deeply inaccurate. (se usa 'wildly' y no 'deeply' con inaccurate)
deeply inaccurateです。（inaccurateには「deeply」ではなく「wildly」を使います）
그 수치는 deeply inaccurate합니다. (inaccurate에는 'deeply'가 아니라 'wildly'를 사용합니다)

Origin & History

English intensifier collocation — 'wildly' from 'wild' (uncontrolled) suggests extreme deviation from accuracy.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal