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incorrectly

/ˌɪnkəˈektli/in-kur-EKT-lee
/ˌɪnkɚˈɛktli/in-kur-EKT-lee

Meaningin an incorrect way

Common meaning: wrongly

Journey through time

  1. Latinincorrectus‘uncorrected’source
  2. Frenchincorrectsource
  3. Englishincorrect‘wrong’
  4. Englishformed in English from incorrectincorrectly‘wrongly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from incorrect + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), INCORRECT, p.288 · scan

Source words

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