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Incorrectly

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in·cor·rect  (nk-rkt)
adj.
1. Not correct; erroneous or wrong: an incorrect answer.
2. Defective; faulty: incorrect programming of the computer.
3. Improper; inappropriate: incorrect behavior.
incor·rectly adv.
incor·rectness n.
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Adv.1.incorrectly - in an incorrect manner; "to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely"
falsely
2.incorrectly - in an inaccurate manner; "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong"
wrong, wrongly
aright, correctly, right - in an accurate manner; "the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right"
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