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# incorrectly

adverb (incorrectly)

«incorrectly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In a wrong way; not correctly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorrectly/#m1)

### In the lessons

In maths: a sum added incorrectly, a word spelt incorrectly. In safety: a seat belt worn incorrectly does not protect you. In science: equipment used incorrectly gives wrong results.

### Examples

- He added the numbers incorrectly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorrectly/#x1)
- My name was spelt incorrectly on the certificate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorrectly/#x2)
- The car seat was fitted incorrectly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorrectly/#x3)
- If you measure incorrectly, the cake will flop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorrectly/#x4)
- She answered two questions incorrectly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorrectly/#x5)
- The plug was wired incorrectly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorrectly/#x6)

### Note

From incorrect + -ly. Opposite: correctly. Comes after the verb or object: «spelt it incorrectly».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «incorrectly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incorrectly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«incorrectly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/incorrectly.html) on Mova free.