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Definition of incorrectly - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
general usein a way that is not correct
- He answered the question incorrectly.
2.
accuracynot in accordance with particular rules or standards
- The forms were filled out incorrectly and rejected.
Origin of incorrectly
Latin, in (not) + correctus (corrected)
Terms with incorrectly included in their meaning
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incorrectly
in an incorrect manner
misunderstanding
misunderstand something completely or incorrectly
misinterpret
understand or interpret incorrectly
performance
perform a task poorly or incorrectly
read wrongly
read incorrectly, especially words or sentences
wrong interpretation
interpret something incorrectly
wrongly interpreted
incorrectly interpreted by others
incorrectly
in an incorrect manner
reading error
act of reading something incorrectly
typing
type incorrectly, introducing spelling mistakes or errors
typing error
instance of typing a word incorrectly
school
person who spells words correctly or incorrectly
misinterpret
understand or identify incorrectly
ironic naming
incorrectly or undeservedly referred to by a name
performance
do something incorrectly or badly
accuracy
incorrectly or wrongly
machines systems
work incorrectly or stop working suddenly
filing error
instance of filing something incorrectly
communication
understood incorrectly or wrongly
reading error
instance of reading something incorrectly
incorrectly
in an incorrect way or manner
incorrect gender
incorrectly identified someone's gender
language
identified incorrectly or wrongly named
incorrect name
incorrectly named or labeled
Examples of incorrectly in a sentence
She spelled the name incorrectly on the form. The data was entered incorrectly, causing errors. The instructions were followed incorrectly, leading to mistakes.
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- French:incorrectement, de façon erronée, ...
- German:falsch, nicht regelkonform, ...
- Italian:scorrettamente, ...
- Spanish:incorrectamente, ...
- Portuguese:incorretamente, ...
- Chinese:错误地, ...
- Japanese:間違って, 規則に反して, ...
- Arabic:بِشَكْلٍ خَاطِئ, بِغَيْرِ دِقَّة, ...
- Hebrew:בְּאוֹפֶן לֹא נָכוֹן, בְּצוּרָה שְׁגוּיָה, ...
- Russian:неправильно, ...
- Ukrainian:неправильно, некоректно, ...
- Hindi:गलत तरीके से, त्रुटिपूर्ण, ...
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