incorrectly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɪnkəˈrɛktli/ UK /ˌɪnkəˈrɛktli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a way that is wrong or inaccurate

The form was filled out incorrectly and had to be returned.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in a way that is wrong or... wrongly mistakenly erroneously inaccurately falsely

Opposites

correctly accurately rightly properly

Word family

Related forms incorrect correctly incorrectness correct

Etymology

From incorrect + -ly; incorrect from Latin incorrectus, from in- ('not') + correctus, past participle of corrigere ('to set right'), from com- (intensive) + regere ('to lead straight').

corrigere Latin regere Latin *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# incorrectly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪnkəˈrɛktli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪnkəˈrɛktli/

## Meanings
1. in a way that is wrong or inaccurate

## Examples
- The form was filled out incorrectly and had to be returned.

## Synonyms
- wrongly
- mistakenly
- erroneously
- inaccurately
- falsely

## Antonyms
- correctly
- accurately
- rightly
- properly

## Related Forms
- incorrect
- correctly
- incorrectness
- correct

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: corrigere
- Root: regere
- Root: *h₃reǵ-

## Etymology
From incorrect + -ly; incorrect from Latin incorrectus, from in- ('not') + correctus, past participle of corrigere ('to set right'), from com- (intensive) + regere ('to lead straight').

## AI Etymology
Incorrectly comes from incorrect + -ly; incorrect from Latin incorrectus, from in- ('not') + correctus, past participle of corrigere ('to set right'), from com- (intensive) + regere ('to lead straight'). The etymological trail includes Latin corrigere, Latin regere, and Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. As an adverb, incorrectly means in a way that is wrong or inaccurate. The same family is visible in related forms such as incorrect, correctly, incorrectness, and correct. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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