correctly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
- /kəˈɹɛk(t).li/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /kəˈɹek(t).li/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
Etymology tree English correct Middle English -ly English -ly English correctly From correct + -ly.
Meanings
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In a correct manner.
Most people couldn't pronounce Daragh's name correctly, so he went by the name of "Dave" instead.
Bruhat rattled off a head-spinning 29 correctly spelled words in 90 seconds, including heautophany, nachschläge and puszta.
2024 May 30, Aimee Ortiz and Alexandra E. Petri, “From 74th Place to Spelling Champion: One Boy’s Journey to Win the Scripps Bee”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more correctly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most correctly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
Synonyms
righteously · punctually · incisively · chastely · dead-nuts · rightly · morally · plunk · exactly · fully · correctly · plump · right-mindedly · becomingly · meritoriously · directly · on the dot · duteously · on the nose · squarely · on the money · decorously · on the button · continently · slap · precisely · slap bang · exact · exactly · precisely · worthily · deservingly · right · correctly · on target · modestly · definitely · just · accurately · accurately · even · morally · decently · dutifully · sharp · perfectly · decently · on the mark · rightly · nobly · jump · for sure · virtuously
Translations (40)
sv rätt (in a correct manner) · sl pravílno (in a correct manner) · fi korrektisti (in a correct manner) · eo korekte (in a correct manner) · oc corrèctament (in a correct manner) · sa ऋजु (in a correct manner) · ro în mod corect (in a correct manner) · es correctamente (in a correct manner) · izh vernoist (in a correct manner) · cs správně (in a correct manner) · fi oikein (in a correct manner) · sv riktigt (in a correct manner) · pl poprawnie (in a correct manner) · ca correctament (in a correct manner) · grc προσηκόντως (in a correct manner) · pl prawidłowo (in a correct manner) · la emendate (in a correct manner) · got 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌱𐌰 (in a correct manner) · ko 정확(正確)히 (in a correct manner) · sv korrekt (in a correct manner) · bg правилно (in a correct manner) · it correttamente (in a correct manner) · pl właściwie (in a correct manner) · my မှန်မှန် (in a correct manner) · fa درست (in a correct manner) · fa تعریب (in a correct manner) · ro corect (in a correct manner) · nl correct (in a correct manner) · gl correctamente (in a correct manner) · ru пра́вильно (in a correct manner) · sk správne (in a correct manner) · nl juist (in a correct manner) · sh тачно (in a correct manner) · as ভালকৈ (in a correct manner) · pt corretamente (in a correct manner) · grc ὀρθῶς (in a correct manner) · bg вярно (in a correct manner) · sh tačno (in a correct manner) · fr correctement (in a correct manner) · nl goed (in a correct manner)