wrongly

Meanings

• adjective

  Performed or carried out incorrectly or improperly

  - "He made a wrongly throw in the crucial moment of the game."
  - "The wrongly assembled furniture was difficult to use."

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Antonyms

correctly , rightly

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Synonyms

erroneously , incorrectly , mistakenly

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Variants

List of all variants of wrongly that leads to same result
the wrong side of the tracks , wrong , wrong side of the tracks , wronger , wrongest , wrongly , wrongness , wrongnesses

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Etymology

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From Old English wranglian, meaning 'to struggle' or 'to wrest', and later came to mean 'to act in opposition to what is right or correct'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'wrongly' has 7 letters.

2. The word 'wrongly' is often used in legal contexts to refer to a decision or judgment that is not based on the facts or the law.

3. In the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee, the character Atticus Finch advises Scout to 'never ignore a wound' and to 'always try to understand things from a wrongly person's point of view'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Error: Wrongly is related to the concept of error, as it implies an incorrect or improper action or state.

2. Mistake: Wrongly is also related to the concept of a mistake, as it refers to an action that is not as intended or planned.

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Culture

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Wrongly is often used in various contexts, including literature, art, and music, to depict situations where something goes awry or is not as intended. For instance, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby', the character Nick Carraway describes Gatsby's parties as 'wrongly brilliant' and 'wrongly glamorous'.

How to Memorize "wrongly"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the word 'wrongly' written down.
   - Imagine a person making an incorrect action or mistake.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'wrongly' with the concept of mistakes or errors.
   - Think of a situation where something was not as intended or planned.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'wrongly' by associating it with the word 'mistakes' or 'errors'.
   - Create a mental image of a person making a mistake or error.

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