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Difference between rightly and wrongly

rightly

Definitions

adverb

  1. with honesty

Examples

The brightly colored outfits may be made of either cotton or such dressy fabrics as velvet, satin, and lamé.

Predators have been observed to avoid attacking brightly coloured species.

The image is generally a thing of beauty with colours brightly and faithfully rendered.

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wrongly

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adverb

  1. without justice or fairness
  2. in an inaccurate manner

Examples

People on welfare are wrongly seen as lazy or dishonest.

The dead men could have been the victims of mistaken identity. Their attackers may have wrongly believed them to be soldiers.

Yet another Italian goal was wrongly disallowed for offside.

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