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
Right is an antonym for incorrectly.
Nearby Words: incorrect, incorrectness
Right
Right adverb - In a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose.
Usage example: you're not dressed right for an interview with a big-time law firm
Incorrectly is an antonym for right in topics: correctly, directly, fairly, appropriately, accurately.
Both words in one sentence
- He incorrectly guesses Cleveland, instead of Nashville, to which Melanie responds upon telling him the right answer: "Cleveland isn't even in Tennessee".
Source: Series / My Brother And Me -
But that takes work and practice; if you can't get it right when you do it correctly, you sure can't get it right when you do it incorrectly.
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It also uses even normal words incorrectly (grammatically AND semantically), when it manages to even spell them right.
Source: Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness
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