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UK
/ɪnkəɹˈɛktli/
]
[ US /ˌɪnkɝˈɛktɫi/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnkɝˈɛktɫi/ ]
ADVERB
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in an inaccurate manner
she guessed wrong
he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly -
in an incorrect manner
to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely
How To Use incorrectly In A Sentence
- It checks bank account numbers before accepting them and will detect many common transcription errors, including incorrectly entered and transposed characters. Times, Sunday Times
- This is because people who suffer Panic Disorder, when they experience tetany for the first time, often think incorrectly that they are about to die.
- inconceivability" is used in the sense of relative inconceivability, it is incorrectly used, unless it is qualified in some way; because, if used without qualification, there is danger of its being confused with inconceivability in its absolute sense. A Candid Examination of Theism
- Which of the following reproductive structures is incorrectly matched with the group in which it is found? a. zygospore - zygomycetes Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
- The problem has come about because my wife's date of birth was scanned in incorrectly.
- It is claimed, probably incorrectly, that in social environments yawning and weariness are due to an accumulation of carbon dioxide.
- If the distribution channel is selected incorrectly, the brand will decline rapidly.
- My bank incorrectly debits a transfer twice from my account, sending me massively overdrawn.
- Milton has the word alabaster three times, twice incorrectly spelled Milton's Comus
- Currents article on using DNA evidence to solve crimes incorrectly referred to homes having been robbed rather than burglarized, which is considered a nonviolent, less serious crime. Corrections & Amplifications