wrongly
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wrong/rɒŋ/
▶adjective
- 1 not correct or true.
■ mistaken.
- 2 unjust, dishonest, or immoral.
- 3 in a bad or abnormal condition; amiss.
■ with an incorrect result.
▶noun an unjust, dishonest, or immoral action. ▶verb act unjustly or dishonestly towards.■ mistakenly attribute bad motives to; misrepresent.
– phrases
get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick Brit. misunderstand something.
be in the wrong be responsible for a mistake or offence.
on the wrong side of
get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick Brit. misunderstand something.
be in the wrong be responsible for a mistake or offence.
on the wrong side of
- 1 out of favour with (someone).
- 2 somewhat more than (a specified age).
– derivatives
wronger noun,
wrongly adverb,
wrongness noun.
wronger noun,
wrongly adverb,
wrongness noun.
'wrongly' also found in these Oxford entries:
amiss
- cata-
- confuse
- cross
- Erastianism
- ill
- lead
- malinger
- mis-
- misattribute
- miscalculate
- misconstrue
- misdeal
- misdirect
- misfeasance
- misfile
- mishandle
- misinterpret
- misjudge
- miskey
- miskick
- mismanage
- misnomer
- misperceive
- misplay
- misprision
- misprize
- mispronounce
- misread
- misspell
- misstate
- mistake
- misuse
- rein
- wrong

