Mistakenly
/mɪˈsteɪ.kən.li/ adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Wrongly; erroneously. not-comparable
"I mistakenly assumed that the shop was still there."
- 2 By accident; by mistake; in error (without intention to do so). not-comparable
"Today I mistakenly took your packed lunch to work."
Adverb
- 1 in a mistaken or erroneous manner wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"I've mistakenly deleted the party information and registration you sent to me."
Etymology
From mistaken + -ly.