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Definitions for mistakenly
mis·tak·en·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mistakenly, erroneouslyadverb

    in a mistaken manner

    "he mistakenly believed it"

Wiktionary

  1. mistakenlyadverb

    By mistake, in error, wrongly.

    I mistakenly assumed that the shop was still there.

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  1. mistakenly

    "Mistakenly" is an adverb that describes an action that is done in error, incorrectly, or based on a misconception or misunderstanding. It refers to something that is not done intentionally but rather due to a mistake or error.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mistakenlyadverb

    by mistake

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mistakenly in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mistakenly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of mistakenly in a Sentence

  1. Isidro Negrón Irizarry:

    He could have used the mayors as allies, he mistakenly sees us as a burden.

  2. Warren Eller:

    It's not just simply more people might get shot or might not get shot, it's whether you are going to get pulled over and wind up in jail if you mistakenly carried a greater than 10-round magazine into New Jersey from Pennsylvania, the lack of knowledge of all the intricacies of interstate commerce on these things is hugely important.

  3. Baptist Health:

    As a result, many who viewed the site mistakenly thought the vaccines were open to the general public, although we do not know how many people registered who might be ineligible at this time.

  4. John Cranley:

    I am really sorry that my office, that we mistakenly issued a proclamation on behalf of a man that killed, murdered Sonny Kim.

  5. Greg Abbott:

    The Texas Supreme Court's decision is disappointing and legally incorrect, the court mistakenly relied on a technicality to allow this divorce to proceed.

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