Wrongheadedly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a wrongheaded manner.

    "In a movie like The Extra Girl, though Sue is the starring role, Dave is the active role in romantic comedy terms. The happy ending makes them both happy, but he's the one who has pursued Sue unstintingly while Sue has wrongheadedly pursued a career."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a wrongheaded manner wordnet

Synonyms

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perversely

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"In a movie like The Extra Girl, though Sue is the starring role, Dave is the active role in romantic comedy terms. The happy ending makes them both happy, but he's the one who has pursued Sue unstintingly while Sue has wrongheadedly pursued a career."

Etymology

From wrongheaded + -ly.

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