Accidentally and Wrongly

Accidentally

Accidentally adverb - Without intention; in an unintentional manner.

Wrongly and accidentally are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrongly" instead an adverb "Accidentally".

Nearby Words: accident, accidental

Wrongly

Wrongly adverb - In a mistaken or inappropriate way.

Accidentally and wrongly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accidentally" instead an adverb "Wrongly".

Nearby Words: wrong, wrongful, wronged, wrongfully

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Puyo Puyo A single wrongly-placed piece can disrupt your chain, and so can accidentally firing off a chain too early or doing one in the wrong place.
  • I Just Shot Marvin in the Face Used in Carter Dixon's Sir Henry Merrivale Locked Room Mystery The Ten Teacups, in which the victim is wrongly assumed to have been shot at close range because he had a powder burn from when the killer "accidentally" shot him with a blank cartridge the previous day.
  • I Just Shot Marvin in the Face: Used in The Ten Teacups, in which the victim is wrongly assumed to have been shot at close range because he had a powder burn from when the killer "accidentally" shot him with a blank cartridge the previous day.
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