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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
2.incorrectly - in an inaccurate manner; "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong"
aright, correctly, right - in an accurate manner; "the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right"
Translations
incorrectly [ˌɪnkəˈrektlɪ] ADV
1. (= wrongly) [spell, answer] → mal; (more formal) → incorrectamente; [state, conclude, assume, believe] → erróneamente; [inform] → mal, erróneamente
an incorrectly addressed letteruna carta con las señas mal puestas
2. (= badly) → mal; (more frm) → incorrectamente
the doors had been fitted incorrectlyhabían puesto las puertas mal
3. (= improperly) [behave] → incorrectamente; [dress] → de manera inapropiada, de modo inapropiado
incorrectly [ˌɪnkəˈrɛktli] adv
[suggest, state] → de façon erronée
[use] → de façon incorrecte
[fitted] → mal
incorrectly
adv (= wrongly)falsch; state alsounzutreffend; (= improperly)inkorrekt, nicht korrekt; I had incorrectly assumed that …ich hatte fälschlich(erweise) angenommen, dass …
incorrectly [ˌɪnkəˈrɛktlɪ] adv (state) → in modo inesatto; (conclude) → in modo errato; (behave, dress) → in modo sconveniente
incorrectly [ˌɪnkəˈrɛktlɪ] adv (state) → in modo inesatto; (conclude) → in modo errato; (behave, dress) → in modo sconveniente


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