wrongly
/ˈɹɔŋ.li/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
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.
adv
Incorrectly, mistakenly; by error.
Example Sentences
- "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.""
- "In March 2021, Mr. Livingston finally went up for parole after one of the lawyers from Appellate Advocates, De Nice Powell, argued he had been wrongly sentenced in the razor-blade contraband case and got the sentence reduced."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: wrongly
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹɔŋ.li/
- British English: /ˈɹɒŋ.li/
Inflected Forms
more wrongly (comparative)
most wrongly (superlative)