Definitions for incorrectly
in·cor·rect·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. falsely, incorrectlyadverb

   in an incorrect manner

   "to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely"

2. incorrectly, wrongly, wrongadverb

   in an inaccurate manner

   "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incorrectlyadverb

   In an incorrect manner.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incorrectlyadverb

   Inaccurately; not exactly.

   Etymology: from incorrect.

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1. incorrectly

   "Incorrectly" is an adverb that refers to doing something in an erroneous, mistaken, or inaccurate way. It implies that the action, statement, or function deviates from what is correct, acceptable, or desired. It means the opposite of doing something correctly or properly.

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1. Incorrectlyadverb

   not correctly; inaccurately; not exactly; as, a writing incorrectly copied; testimony incorrectly stated

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Anagrams for incorrectly »

1. retrocyclin

How to pronounce incorrectly?

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How to say incorrectly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of incorrectly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of incorrectly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of incorrectly in a Sentence

1. Robert Palladino:

   What I would say is that we made a mistake. This was a regrettable error, we incorrectly notified this individual that she'd been selected as a finalist. This was an error. This was a mistake.

2. Beth Shyken-Rothbart:

   We have seen a real variety in how field offices across the country are handling these cases, some field office staff are better educated than others and unfortunately the offices that have staff that are uninformed about this process have incorrectly turned people away, telling them that they are not eligible for this relief.

3. Guy Rosen:

   This is a bug in an anti-spam system, unrelated to any change in our content moderator workforce, we've restored all the posts that were incorrectly removed, which included posts on all topics - not just those related to COVID-19. This was an issue with an automated system that removes links to abusive websites, but incorrectly removed a lot of other posts too.

4. Ceiridwen Edwards:

   Instead, after (incorrectly) establishing a direct link to a 40,000-year-old polar bear sequence, they then used this misinformation in the publicity for the paper.

5. Guy Rosen:

   We've restored all the posts that were incorrectly removed, which included posts on all topics - not just those related to COVID-19. This was an issue with an automated system that removes links to abusive websites, but incorrectly removed a lot of other posts too.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=incorrectly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Incorrectly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=incorrectly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incorrectly
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=incorrectly