wrongly

adverb

/ˈrɒŋli/

/ˈrɔːŋli/

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in a way that is not right or correct
- He assumed, wrongly, that she did not care.
- The sentence had been wrongly translated.
- She was wrongly diagnosed as having skin cancer.
- Rightly or wrongly, they felt they should have been better informed (= I do not know whether they were right to feel this way).
in a way that is not fair or not morally right
- She was wrongly accused of stealing.
- They knew they had acted wrongly.
Which Word? wrong / wrongly / wrongfully
wrong / wrongly / wrongfully
- In informal language wrong can be used as an adverb instead of wrongly, when it means ‘incorrectly’ and comes after a verb or its object:
  My name was spelt wrong.
  I’m afraid you guessed wrong.
  Wrongly is used before a past participle or a that clause:
  My name was wrongly spelt.
  She guessed wrongly that he was a teacher.
- Wrongfully is usually used in a formal legal situation with words like convicted, dismissed and imprisoned.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Wrongly is used with these verbs:
accuse
act
advise
…
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单词	wrongly
释义	wrongly adverb /ˈrɒŋli/ /ˈrɔːŋli/ jump to other results in a way that is not right or correct He assumed, wrongly, that she did not care. The sentence had been wrongly translated. She was wrongly diagnosed as having skin cancer. Rightly or wrongly, they felt they should have been better informed (= I do not know whether they were right to feel this way). in a way that is not fair or not morally right She was wrongly accused of stealing. They knew they had acted wrongly. Which Word? wrong / wrongly / wrongfullywrong / wrongly / wrongfully In informal language wrong can be used as an adverb instead of wrongly, when it means ‘incorrectly’ and comes after a verb or its object: My name was spelt wrong. I’m afraid you guessed wrong. Wrongly is used before a past participle or a that clause: My name was wrongly spelt. She guessed wrongly that he was a teacher. Wrongfully is usually used in a formal legal situation with words like convicted, dismissed and imprisoned. Oxford Collocations DictionaryWrongly is used with these verbs: accuse act advise … See full entry
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