adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; wrongly convicted is synonymous with wrongful conviction and miscarriage of justice.
2. 2
   Incorrectly, mistakenly; by error.

   "I wrongly assumed that it would be an easy job."

Adverb

1. 1
   in an incorrect manner wordnet
2. 2
   without justice or fairness wordnet

Synonyms

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incorrectlyamissastraybaddishonestlyerroneously

Antonyms

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correctlyrightfullyrightlyright

Example

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"Having been wrongly addressed, the letter never reached him."

Etymology

From Middle English wrongly, wrongliche, equivalent to wrong + -ly.

Related phrases

rightly or wrongly

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