wrongly - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'wrongly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wrongly

[ adv.]

- In a wrong manner; unjustly; erroneously; wrong; amiss; as, he judges wrongly of my motives.

1 . wrongly

[ r]

Meaning (1):
- in an inaccurate manner

Example in sentence:

he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly;
she guessed wrong;
these statements were faultily attributed to me;
this student works rather inaccurately and sloppily

Meaning (2):
- without justice or fairness

Example in sentence:

wroken wrong wrong-timed wrongdoer wrongdoing wronged wronger wrongful wronghead wrongheaded

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