Incorrectly
Incorrectly adverb - In a mistaken or inappropriate way.
Usage example: you incorrectly identified the part of speech of one of the words in the sentence
Inadequately and incorrectly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inadequately" instead an adverb "Incorrectly".
Nearby Words: incorrect, incorrectness
Inadequately
Inadequately adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.
Usage example: she did the job quickly, but inadequately
Incorrectly and inadequately are semantically related. You can use "Incorrectly" instead an adverb "Inadequately".
Nearby Words: inadequate, inadequacy
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- poorly and incorrectly
- poorly and inadequately
- badly and incorrectly
- badly and inadequately
- amiss and incorrectly
- amiss and inadequately
- insufficiently and incorrectly
- insufficiently and inadequately
- carelessly and incorrectly
- carelessly and inadequately
- crudely and incorrectly
- crudely and inadequately
- wrongly and incorrectly
- wrongly and inadequately
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