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
All 20 of those vendors showed some issue with accuracy or completeness in at least one of these simple tests, including nine that hallucinated patient information, 12 that recorded information incorrectly, and 17 that missed key details about discussed mental health issues.
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ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
Meanwhile, 12 staff members at a Dutch hospital where a hantavirus patient is being treated were told to quarantine after incorrectly handling bodily fluids.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
The law also strengthens protections for homeowners who were incorrectly charged property taxes because of government errors.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Pressure washers are powerful tools, but using them incorrectly can crack siding, strip paint and damage wood.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Rising costs already limit access to higher education for many, and recent federal policies incorrectly classifying nursing as a nonprofessional degree will only further restrict access to financing for nursing school applicants.
—Nicholas A. Giordano, STAT, 8 May 2026
The dissenting justices argued that the majority's decision incorrectly broadened the definition of an election to include early voting.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The agreement prevents a return to 2012 lockout conditions that resulted in the infamous ‘Fail Mary’ call when replacement officials incorrectly awarded a game-winning touchdown to the Seattle Seahawks.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
At the time, the state geologist of Massachusetts and the American science establishment were incorrectly attributing the same landscape to an iceberg-laden catastrophic flood.
—Robert M. Thorson, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
Meanwhile, 12 staff members at a Dutch hospital where a hantavirus patient is being treated were told to quarantine after incorrectly handling bodily fluids.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
The law also strengthens protections for homeowners who were incorrectly charged property taxes because of government errors.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 May 2026
Pressure washers are powerful tools, but using them incorrectly can crack siding, strip paint and damage wood.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026
Rising costs already limit access to higher education for many, and recent federal policies incorrectly classifying nursing as a nonprofessional degree will only further restrict access to financing for nursing school applicants.
—Nicholas A. Giordano, STAT, 8 May 2026
The dissenting justices argued that the majority's decision incorrectly broadened the definition of an election to include early voting.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The agreement prevents a return to 2012 lockout conditions that resulted in the infamous ‘Fail Mary’ call when replacement officials incorrectly awarded a game-winning touchdown to the Seattle Seahawks.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
At the time, the state geologist of Massachusetts and the American science establishment were incorrectly attributing the same landscape to an iceberg-laden catastrophic flood.
—Robert M. Thorson, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrectly
Adverb
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But security personnel mistakenly attributed that alarm to a herd of deer that was nearby.—
Mead Gruver,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The officers did not say why the crowd seemed hostile to police, but did not disagree when one of the attorneys suggested that people streaming from the bars into gunfire that night may have mistakenly thought that law enforcement started the shooting.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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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,
10 May 2026
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This comes just days after FIFA President Gianni Infantino tried to defend the sky-high ticket prices by (erroneously) comparing them to college football get-in prices.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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Though Rogers is Christian, his story of transformation from weakling to hero certainly spoke to young Jewish boys and men, who were often inaccurately portrayed in the media and press as intellectually superior but physically inferior.—
Miriam Eve Mora,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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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
Adverb
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Her imperious, elderly father Herrmann (Sylvester Groth) has become disinhibited by dementia and is prone to touching his female caretaker (Patrycja Ziółkowska ) inappropriately, a problem Elsa doesn’t want to face any more than Lucy does.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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The affidavit further alleges that the girl told her father that Diaz touched her inappropriately, and that Diaz left and went to a nearby hotel.—
Charmaine Patterson,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Incorrectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorrectly. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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