English Explanatory Dictionary

wrongly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; wrongly convicted is synonymous with wrongful conviction and miscarriage of justice.
  2. Incorrectly, mistakenly; by error.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɒŋ.li/ /ˈɹɔŋ.li/ /ˈɹɑŋ.li/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-wrongly.wav

Word forms

wrongly more wrongly most wrongly

Etymology

From Middle English wrongly, wrongliche, equivalent to wrong + -ly.

Synonyms

unfairly unjustly dishonestly immorally wrongfully illicitly immodestly improperly incontinently indecently reprehensibly unchastely unseemly unvirtuously wickedly wrongly incorrectly mistakenly erroneously

Antonyms

correctly rightly

Derived words

rightly or wrongly
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