incorrectly

incorrectly
adverb
1. in an incorrect manner
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to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely

Syn: ↑falsely
Derived from adjective: ↑incorrect, ↑false (for: ↑falsely)
2. in an inaccurate manner
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he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly

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she guessed wrong

Syn: ↑wrongly, ↑wrong
Ant: ↑right (for: ↑wrongly), ↑correctly
Derived from adjective: ↑wrong (for: ↑wrongly), ↑incorrect

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  • incorrectly — adverb see incorrect …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • incorrectly — See incorrect. * * * …   Universalium

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  • incorrectly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mistakenly, inaccurately, clumsily; see badly 1 , wrongly 2 …   English dictionary for students

  • incorrectly — adv. erroneously, in an incorrect manner; inaccurately …   English contemporary dictionary

  • incorrectly — in·correctly …   English syllables

  • incorrectly — See: incorrect …   English dictionary

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