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wrongly

/ˈɹɔŋ.li/adverb2 syllables

Wrongly means: in an incorrect manner.

Synonyms for wrongly13

adverb, as in in an incorrect manner

incorrectly, wrong

also used for wrongly

unfairly, unjustly, dishonestly, immorally, wrongfully, illicitly, immodestly, improperly, incontinently, mistakenly, erroneously

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Opposites of wrongly

right

What does wrongly mean?2

adverb

1

in an incorrect manner“he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly”

2

without justice or fairness“wouldst not play false and yet would wrongly win”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wrongly?1

two syllables

strongly
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Wrongly in a sentence

  • Having been wrongly addressed, the letter never reached him.Dejo
  • If it is wrongly used, the medicine will be a poison.unknown
  • Power, wrongly used, defeats the oppressor as well as the oppressed.patgfisher
  • Sami was wrongly admitted to a mental hospital.OsoHombre
  • It appears that he's been wrongly accused as there's no evidence of wrongdoing.Nuel
  • The waitress got my order wrongly mixed with another one.LoverofEnglish
  • I thought wrongly that he was my brother.rul
  • Transphobic discourse wrongly treats the treatment for gender dysphoria as a symptom of it.rul

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