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# wrongly

adverb (wrongly)

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

## Everyday

1. In a way that is not correct; by mistake (spelled wrongly). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongly/#m1)
2. In a way that is unfair or morally wrong (wrongly blamed). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school, words, sums and answers can be done wrongly; checking your work catches mistakes. In stories and citizenship lessons, people can be wrongly accused or blamed — fairness means checking the facts. Phrases: wrongly accused, wrongly blamed, rightly or wrongly, wrongly spelled.

### Examples

- The word was spelled wrongly on the poster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongly/#x1)
- He was wrongly blamed for breaking the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongly/#x2)
- I added the numbers wrongly, so I got the wrong answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongly/#x3)
- Rightly or wrongly, she decided to leave early. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongly/#x4)
- The letter was wrongly delivered to our house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongly/#x5)
- The thief was caught and the man who was wrongly accused was set free. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wrongly/#x6)

### Note

«Wrongly» is used before a past participle (wrongly accused, wrongly spelled). After a verb, everyday English often uses «wrong»: You spelled it wrong. Both «spelled it wrong» and «spelled it wrongly» are correct.

## On Mova

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