Incorrectly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in an incorrect manner

in an inaccurate manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋkɚɹˈɛktli/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋkəɹˈɛktli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋkəɹˈɛktli/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪŋkɚɹˈɛktli/.

Examples

to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely
he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly
she guessed wrong

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

falsely wrongly wrong

Antonyms

correctly right

Parts of Speech

adverb	in an incorrect manner “to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely”
adverb	in an inaccurate manner “he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

falsch

in falscher Weise

🇫🇷French

incorrectement

d'une manière incorrecte

🇪🇸Spanish

incorrectamente

de manera incorrecta

🇮🇹Italian

in modo errato

🇳🇱Dutch

ten onrechte

op een verkeerde manier

🇵🇹Portuguese

incorretamente

de maneira incorreta

🇷🇺Russian

неправильно

неправильным образом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गलत तरीके से

🇧🇩Bengali

ভুলভাবে

একটি ভুল পদ্ধতিতে

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறாக

தவறான முறையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పుగా

ఒక తప్పు పద్ధతిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

चुकीच्या पद्धतीने

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખોટી રીતે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪ್ಪಾಗಿ

ತಪ್ಪಾದ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെറ്റായി

തെറ്റായ രീതിയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲਤ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ

ਇੱਕ ਗਲਤ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

غلط طریقے سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不正确地

以不正确的方式

🇯🇵Japanese

間違って

間違った方法で

🇰🇷Korean

틀리게

잘못된 방식으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không chính xác

một cách không chính xác

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ถูกต้อง

ในลักษณะที่ไม่ถูกต้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

salah

dengan cara yang salah

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi tama

sa maling paraan

🇲🇾Malay

dengan tidak betul

dengan cara yang tidak betul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بشكل غير صحيح

بطريقة غير صحيحة

🇮🇷Persian

نادرست

به شیوه ای نادرست

🇹🇷Turkish

yanlış

yanlış bir şekilde

🇮🇱Hebrew

בצורה לא נכונה

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The primary meaning of 'incorrectly' is 'in an incorrect manner'.

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Using 'incorrectly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'incorrectly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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