wrongly

«wrongly» in Mova's school dictionary: not correct; by mistake (spelled wrongly) — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (wrongly)

meaning for a pupil

1) In a way that is not correct; by mistake (spelled wrongly). tree →

2) In a way that is unfair or morally wrong (wrongly blamed). tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, words, sums and answers can be done wrongly; checking your work catches mistakes. In stories and citizenship lessons, people can be wrongly accused or blamed — fairness means checking the facts. Phrases: wrongly accused, wrongly blamed, rightly or wrongly, wrongly spelled.

examples

• The word was spelled wrongly on the poster. tree →
• He was wrongly blamed for breaking the window. tree →
• I added the numbers wrongly, so I got the wrong answer. tree →
• Rightly or wrongly, she decided to leave early. tree →
• The letter was wrongly delivered to our house. tree →
• The thief was caught and the man who was wrongly accused was set free. tree →

note

«Wrongly» is used before a past participle (wrongly accused, wrongly spelled). After a verb, everyday English often uses «wrong»: You spelled it wrong. Both «spelled it wrong» and «spelled it wrongly» are correct.

In the corpora

• AI "detectors" exist, but they make mistakes and can wrongly accuse honest pupils.
• AI detector tools are not always right and can wrongly accuse honest pupils.
• It was reported that some students were wrongly accused of cheating by AI detectors; keeping drafts and notes helps show honest work.
• It was reported that a tribunal made an airline honour what its website chatbot had wrongly promised a customer.
• mis- means wrongly: misread, misspell, misbehave.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «wrongly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.