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incorrectly

[ UK /ɪnkəɹˈɛktli/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnkɝˈɛktɫi/ ]
ADVERB
  1. in an inaccurate manner
    she guessed wrong
    he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly
  2. 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
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