Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rightly or wrongly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: right-ly or wrong-ly
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Without regard to whether the action in question was justified; not for the moment analyzing the action from the standpoint of morality, correctness, etc.

Example Sentences

"I decided, rightly or wrongly, not to tell her about the pregnancy."

Questions

What does rightly or wrongly mean?: Without regard to whether the action in question was justified; not for the moment analyzing the action from the standpoint of morality, correctness, etc.

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