wrongly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɑŋ.li/ (cot-caught-merger)
- (US) audio
- /ˈɹɒŋ.li/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹɔŋ.li/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English wrongly, wrongliche, equivalent to wrong + -ly.
Meanings
- In violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; wrongly convicted is synonymous with wrongful conviction and miscarriage of justice.
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Incorrectly, mistakenly; by error.
I wrongly assumed that it would be an easy job.
"The minute I put my nose in that door she was at me for a drop of gin, but having no instructions to supply it, and being strictly teetotal myself, I have not done so, whether rightly or wrongly I leave you to judge, doctor."
1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 41:In March 2021, Mr. Livingston finally went up for parole after one of the lawyers from Appellate Advocates, De Nice Powell, argued he had been wrongly sentenced in the razor-blade contraband case and got the sentence reduced.
2023 December 20, Maria Cramer, “He Was Wrongly Convicted of Killing Her Father. She Set Out to Free Him.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more wrongly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most wrongly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Synonyms
improperly · indecently · unvirtuously · illicitly · immodestly · wrongly · unchastely · incorrectly · unseemly · mistakenly · reprehensibly · unfairly · immorally · incontinently · wrongfully · wrongfully · immorally · wickedly · erroneously · unjustly · dishonestly
Translations (34)
ru превра́тно (incorrectly; by error) · la iniūstē (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) · da fejlagtigt (incorrectly; by error) · bg грешно (incorrectly; by error) · ru непра́вильно (incorrectly; by error) · hu tévesen (incorrectly; by error) · de fälschlicherweise (incorrectly; by error) · ro în mod imoral (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) · da forkert (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) · ru несправедли́во (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) · fr erronément (incorrectly; by error) · eo malĝuste (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) · hu helytelenül (incorrectly; by error) · hu igazságtalanul (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) · pl błędnie (incorrectly; by error) · fi väärin (incorrectly; by error) · ru неве́рно (incorrectly; by error) · bg грешно (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) · hu hibásan (incorrectly; by error) · hu jogtalanul (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) · fr à tort (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) · it erroneamente (incorrectly; by error) · rgn mêl (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) · fi virheellisesti (incorrectly; by error) · ro în mod injust (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) · sv felaktigt (incorrectly; by error) · sv orättvist (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) · it a torto (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) · la ūsūrpātīvē (incorrectly; by error) · it ingiustamente (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) · la perperam (incorrectly; by error) · fi epäoikeudenmukaisesti (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) · la aliter (In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly) · ca erròniament (incorrectly; by error)