Synonyms for incorrectly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : in-kuh-rekt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn kəˈrɛkt


Définition of incorrectly

Origin :
  • early 15c., "uncorrected," from Latin incorrectus "uncorrected," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + correctus (see correct). Sense of "not in good style" is from 1670s; that of "factually wrong, erroneous, inaccurate" is from 1610s (implied in incorrectly).
  • adv mistakenly
Example sentences :
  • The former of these two verbs is often incorrectly used for the latter.
  • Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
  • This word is often inelegantly, if not incorrectly, used for pay.
  • Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
  • It is both imperfectly and incorrectly translated by the historian.
  • Extract from : « The Maya Chronicles » by Various
  • By very many it has been called, incorrectly, the log of the "Mayflower."
  • Extract from : « Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' » by William Bradford
  • This has been incorrectly interpreted as if they shot at the vessel.
  • Extract from : « The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II » by A.E. Nordenskieold
  • He gives the dates of Sternes first visit to Paris, also incorrectly, as 1760–62.
  • Extract from : « Laurence Sterne in Germany » by Harvey Waterman Thayer
  • Caxton is often spoken of, incorrectly, as the inventor of printing.
  • Extract from : « Westminster » by Sir Walter Besant
  • If it exists at all, it is, at any rate, incorrectly charted.
  • Extract from : « The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2 » by Roald Amundsen
  • It is one of the most incorrectly printed books which I ever met with.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 242, June 17, 1854 » by Various
  • Most incorrectly printed in Whitaker's History of Richmondshire, vol.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 243, June 24, 1854 » by Various

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