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wrongly

adverb

Definition of wrongly

as in incorrectly

in a mistaken or inappropriate way you have wrongly interpreted this passage in the Bible

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Recent Examples of wrongly More than 130 million voters were deleted during the revision but the Election Commission has denied favouring any party and said wrongly deleted voters can re-enrol. — CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 More than 130 million voters were deleted during the revision but the Election Commission has denied favoring any party and said wrongly deleted voters can re-enrol. — Reuters, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 But Uthmeier has been open about his views that religious people — Christians, particularly — have been wrongly constricted in their ability to express themselves and to participate in government programs. — Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 The president has also frequently used his pardon power to grant clemency to political allies and people who — like him — argue they were wrongly prosecuted. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 These were two pit bull attorneys who’d stood up to companies wrongly trying to kick Floridians out of their homes. — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 For most, fear of shame is a necessary backstop to push people away from what wrongly tempts them. — Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 Voting rights groups had challenged the effort, noting federal data includes errors that have led to citizens being wrongly removed from electoral rolls. — Patrick Marley, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 The panel found that the two men, who represented themselves during their trial, had been wrongly excluded from bench conferences. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

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More than this though, in scientific research, committing a Type 1 error — incorrectly believing there is sufficient evidence for a new claim when the claim is actually wrong — does not reflect poorly on the quality of the science done.

— Mark Louie F. Ramos, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
Others reacted to the post using letter emoji to spell out — incorrectly — a racial slur for Black people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of incorrectly

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The law is supposed to prevent mistakes that could erroneously purge eligible voters right before an election without giving voters time to correct errors.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
Fencebridge now denies that figure, stating that the comment was made erroneously, and the figure is closer to $24 million — $13 million for ammunition and $11 million for guns.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

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