wrongly
In violation of a moral or other standard, code, or conventionIn violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; wrongly convicted is synonymous with wrongful conviction and miscarriage of justice.
» The letter was wrongly addressed.
Der Brief war falsch adressiert. — kitab
На листі була помилкова адреса. — deniko
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2 sensesIn violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; wrongly convicted is synonymous with wrongful conviction and miscarriage of justice.
несправедли́воnespravedlívo
Incorrectly, mistakenly; by error.
I wrongly assumed that it would be an easy job.
fälschlicherweise
непра́вильноneprávilʹno, неве́рноnevérno, превра́тноprevrátno
- without justice or fairness
- in an incorrect manner
Examples
35 sentencesThe letter was wrongly addressed.
На листі була помилкова адреса. — deniko
deDer Brief war falsch adressiert. — kitab
Tom was wrongly convicted.
This letter is wrongly addressed.
deDieser Brief ist falsch adressiert. — Tamy
I'm afraid I've addressed the parcel wrongly.
That woman has wrongly accused me.
ruЭта женщина незаслуженно меня обвинила. — zwhzwh
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English wrongly, wrongliche, equivalent to wrong + -ly.From Middle English wrongly, wrongliche, equivalent to wrong + -ly.
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Forms
more wrongly, most wrongly| Comparative | more wrongly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most wrongly |
regular
Synonyms
20 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.