incorrectly

adverb

Definition of incorrectlynext
as in mistakenly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way you incorrectly identified the part of speech of one of the words in the sentence

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Recent Examples of incorrectly Correction, July 14 The original version of this story incorrectly described Rock's place of residence. — Kara Nesvig, Time, 14 July 2026 Ordinarily, fans would presume mistaken identity would apply if the yellow card had been incorrectly shown to a player other than Paredes. — Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026 Litchfield’s most exuberant inmate, Taystee is deeply impacted by the death of her best friend, Poussey, who was being restrained incorrectly by a prison guard. — Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 11 July 2026 Treating them incorrectly could just result in darker smudges or streaks. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026 After the first test returned a result of zero, Murphy realized that his assistant had connected all of the sensors incorrectly. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026 Common slip-ups in Japan include talking loudly in public, tipping, and using chopsticks incorrectly. — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026 In 1785, astronomer William Herschel set about mapping our galaxy, correctly determining the disk-like shape of the Milky Way but incorrectly placing the solar system at its heart. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 July 2026 An earlier version of this story incorrectly described ongoing changes at Nashville international Airport. — Joel Rose, NPR, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrectly
  1. mistakenly
  2. erroneously
  3. inaccurately
  4. inappropriately
Adverb
  • Owens has noted that many people, including Pasadena natives, mistakenly point to Armand Hammer’s former estate on the same street, which burned down in 2005, as the Batman house.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Perhaps only one runner would have been on base — Tatis, via a pitch off his backside — but Cabrera mistakenly threw to second after looking Tatis back to second on Merrill’s tapper back to the mound.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of mistakenly
Adverb
  • If an Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or destroyed, entrant’s sole remedy shall be another entry into the Sweepstakes.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 13 July 2026
  • That’s the word that NPR Editor in Chief Thomas Evans used to describe why, today, the outlet erroneously published a report by the veteran Supreme Court reporter Nina Totenberg that Justice Samuel Alito had retired.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 June 2026
Definition of erroneously
Adverb
  • Players, coaches, and analysts all agreed that the red card was harsh at best, and inaccurately given at worst.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
  • However, his premise inaccurately assesses blame.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
Definition of inaccurately
Adverb
  • In the 2003 film, the Dan Band’s sweaty, inappropriately exuberant version of the ’80s power ballad upstages Will Ferrell’s wedding.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The governor’s office inappropriately used $421,822 meant for their own office to subsidize other agencies.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Definition of inappropriately

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