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?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. 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.

2. Jim Incorvaia:

   It's a lot of liability, it's a lot of stress, and it could go south if done incorrectly.

3. Indianapolis Colts:

   Like many families, my wife and I faced fertility challenges, and I sought medical assistance, i specifically asked the doctor if the medication he prescribed for me would present a problem for NFL drug testing, and unfortunately, he incorrectly told me that it would not. I made the mistake of not calling the NFL or NFLPA to double-check before I took the medication at the end of last season.

4. Dulcinea Pitagora:

   Queer, trans, and cis people are all socialized from a very young age to make all of the same assumptions about themselves and others, and it's almost impossible not to internalize and project those assumptions on others to some extent, because of that, it makes sense that queer and transgender and gender non-conforming people worry about people reading us the wrong way, because of how the majority often incorrectly reads our gender, or makes other assumptions based on the way our bodies are perceived.

5. Adam Ansari:

   When immigration officials picked him up at that time, they classified him incorrectly, if they had classified him correctly, the voluntary departure order wouldn't have been an option and he could have followed other avenues.

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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