Wrong-mindedly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Alternative form of wrongmindedly. alt-of, alternative
"Much more sweeping were the reforms proposed by Sir Thomas Smith (1568), who understandably but wrong-mindedly wanted letter forms to be “pictures” of speech sounds, that is, to have an iconic relationship to the sounds."
Example
More examples"Much more sweeping were the reforms proposed by Sir Thomas Smith (1568), who understandably but wrong-mindedly wanted letter forms to be “pictures” of speech sounds, that is, to have an iconic relationship to the sounds."
Etymology
From wrong-minded + -ly.
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