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wrongly

UK/ˈɹɒŋ.li/ US/ˈɹɔŋ.li/ uncommon

adverb

1.

without justice or fairness

  • “wouldst not play false and yet would wrongly win” Shakespeare
2.

in an incorrect manner

  • “she guessed wrong”
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Origin

From Middle English wrongly, wrongliche, equivalent to wrong + -ly.

Phrases

  • rightly or wrongly

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