wide of the mark UK /ˈwaɪd əv ðə ˈmɑːk/US /ˈwaɪd əv ðə ˈmɑɹk/ adjective2 •Of a projectile: missing the target.Each had a gun, and the three had been shooting at a number of rabbits. Only Werner had been successful, the others shooting wide of the mark. — 1920 •(Very) inaccurate.Well, I suppose you could say the weatherman was wide of the mark again then!