wrongly
adverb
- unfittingly/improperly (in a wrong/undue/inappropriate fashion)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɹɒŋ.li/ / /ˈɹɔŋ.li/ / /ˈɹɑŋ.li/
adv
Etymology: From Middle English wrongly, wrongliche, equivalent to wrong + -ly.
- In violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; wrongly convicted is synonymous with wrongful conviction and miscarriage of justice.
- Incorrectly, mistakenly; by error.
“I wrongly assumed that it would be an easy job.”
“"The minute I put my nose in that door she was at me for a drop of gin, but having no instructions to supply it, and being strictly teetotal myself, I have not done so, whether rightly or wrongly I leave you to judge, doctor."”