incorrectly

adv
/ˌɪnkəˈɹɛk(t).li/

Etymology

From incorrect + -ly or in- + correctly.

  1. borrowed from incorrect
  2. formed as incorrectly — “incorrect + -ly

Definitions

  1. In an incorrect manner.

    • I lost a few marks in the test for spelling words incorrectly.
    • In March 2008, the name was reapplied incorrectly as County of Durham, but this was also removed by February 2009.
    • A RIF notice received by one FDA employee on Tuesday included performance ratings that were incorrectly low, meaning the severance pay offered was lower than it would be for the ratings they previously received, the employee told CNN.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at incorrectly. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01incorrectly02incorrect03erroneous04inaccurate05mistaken06mistake07misunderstand

A definitional loop anchored at incorrectly. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at incorrectly

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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