as in mistakenly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way
you incorrectly identified the part of speech of one of the words in the sentence
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Recent Examples of incorrectly
Biologists attempting to diagnose a wild moose based on the visible clinical signs alone could easily confuse these two parasites and incorrectly conclude which parasite may have caused the disease.
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Jessie Richards, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
The department’s computer dispatch system incorrectly auto-populated the address of the caller’s home, prompting officers to respond to the neighbor’s house, according to the statement.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
But the report produced by the government incorrectly claims that the Shompen will not be affected by the project.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
The Hidden Cost Of Misused RFPs Many large-scale projects run over budget and past deadlines, not because of poor execution but because they were framed incorrectly at the start.
—Ryan Gray, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
However, microneedling done incorrectly can damage your skin or cause infections.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
The manner by which the suspect in Hume’s stabbing made it to her home was also described incorrectly.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Others incorrectly stated that the killers had executed their plan to perfection.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
That warrant was later corrected after a clerical error listed Menendez Abdala’s birth year incorrectly.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Jessie Richards, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
The department’s computer dispatch system incorrectly auto-populated the address of the caller’s home, prompting officers to respond to the neighbor’s house, according to the statement.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
But the report produced by the government incorrectly claims that the Shompen will not be affected by the project.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
The Hidden Cost Of Misused RFPs Many large-scale projects run over budget and past deadlines, not because of poor execution but because they were framed incorrectly at the start.
—Ryan Gray, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
However, microneedling done incorrectly can damage your skin or cause infections.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
The manner by which the suspect in Hume’s stabbing made it to her home was also described incorrectly.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Others incorrectly stated that the killers had executed their plan to perfection.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
That warrant was later corrected after a clerical error listed Menendez Abdala’s birth year incorrectly.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrectly
Adverb
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Following the shooting at a Utah university, 4chan mistakenly identified Skye Valadez as the gunman who killed Kirk, who leaves behind a wife and two young children.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many leaders mistakenly assume blockchain transactions are private and end-to-end encrypted, when the opposite is true.—
Josh Hawkins,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Some content creators on platforms including YouTube and TikTok mentioned Dahle’s plea agreement in videos, but also erroneously pointed to the judge as the source of the agreement.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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While beauty is generally associated erroneously with external physical factors, a balanced state of mind and a healthy body play a huge part in imparting the necessary boost that the body needs to shine and glow.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Almost instantaneously, headlines inaccurately stating that Europe had banned all gel manicures popped up, quickly followed by fact-free fearmongering on social media.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
3 Sep. 2025
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Misclassifying an apprentice on the Paseo West-area Jazz Hill Homes project and inaccurately certifying payroll documents.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
8 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The charges stemmed from the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ethics’ 2020 finding that Tran inappropriately used his Senate staff to conduct campaign activities.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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Social media erupted with criticism, accusing the outlet of reacting inappropriately to the tragedy.—
Amanda Castro
Gabe Whisnant
Anna Commander
Toby Meyjes
Shane Croucher
John Feng
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Incorrectly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorrectly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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