wrongly
pronunciation
How to pronounce wrongly in British English:
UK [ˈrɒŋli]
How to pronounce wrongly in American English:
US [ˈrɔŋli]
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- Adverb:
- without justice or fairness
- in an incorrect manner
Word Origin
- wrongly (adv.)
- c. 1300, from wrong (adj.) + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. 17 Mendeleyev wrongly assumed that all elements are unchanging .
- 2. At the same time , there has been a sharp increase in the supply of non-nuclear electricity ( gas , coal and wind ) from plants built to meet a wrongly predicted spike in demand .
- 3. Nearly 50 percent of adults wrongly believe that memory-erasing technology exists .
- 4. The supercycle 's demise has been pronounced wrongly before .
- 5. Until , then , he 'd think wrongly that he could relax .