incorrectly

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incorrectly - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Incorrectly \In`cor*rect"ly\, adv.
     Not correctly; inaccurately; not exactly; as, a writing
     incorrectly copied; testimony incorrectly stated.
     [1913 Webster]

incorrectly - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  incorrectly
      adv 1: in an incorrect manner; "to credit Lister with the first
             formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would
             be to bestow credit falsely" [syn: falsely,
             incorrectly]
      2: in an inaccurate manner; "he decided to reveal the details
         only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she
         guessed wrong" [syn: incorrectly, wrongly, wrong] [ant:
         aright, correctly, right]