as in mistakenly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
the development was inaptly named Apple Orchard Condominiums, presumably in honor of what was destroyed in order to build them
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Adverb
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Pilots have mistakenly taxied into the wrong taxiway.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026 -
Some mistakenly argue that accelerating coverage for breakthroughs could lead to significant increases in health care costs.—
Josh Makower,
STAT,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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An earlier version of this story also incorrectly charactered Lyda Hill Philanthropies.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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An earlier version of this story incorrectly state Next Gen Sports is based in New York City.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright erroneously posted — and then deleted — a message that the US Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the strait near Iran, only for the White House to concede no operation had occurred.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of millions of dollars were erroneously wired across the state, apparently due to a subtle technical error.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In 2024, Abbott recalled several lots of Libre 3 sensors due to inaccurately high readings.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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Trump was inaccurately describing federal data.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Inaptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaptly. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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