wrongly

English

Etymology

wrong +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒŋli/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɔŋli/

Adverb

wrongly (comparative more wrongly, superlative most wrongly)

1. In violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; unfairly, unjustly, dishonestly, immorally, wrongfully; wrongly convicted is synonymous with wrongful conviction and miscarriage of justice.
2. Incorrectly, mistakenly; by error.

   I wrongly assumed that it would be an easy job.

Usage notes

In American English, this word usually has a moral connotation, although it is not wrong to use "wrongly" as the opposite of "correctly".

Synonyms

• incorrectly, mistakenly, erroneously

Antonyms

• correctly, rightly

Translations

In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly

• Finnish: epäoikeudenmukaisesti
• French: à tort (fr)
• Hungarian: jogtalanul, igazságtalanul
• Italian: a torto (it), ingiustamente (it)

• Latin: aliter (la)
• Romanian: în mod imoral, în mod injust
• Russian: несправедли́во (ru) (nespravedlívo)
• Swedish: orättvist (sv)

incorrectly; by error

• Catalan: erròniament (ca)
• Finnish: virheellisesti (fi), väärin (fi)
• French: erronément (fr)
• German: fälschlicherweise (de)
• Hungarian: tévesen, helytelenül (hu), hibásan (hu)

• Italian: erroneamente (it)
• Latin: perperam
• Polish: błędnie (pl)
• Russian: непра́вильно (ru) (neprávilʹno), неве́рно (ru) (nevérno), превра́тно (ru) (prevrátno)
• Swedish: felaktigt (sv)