Mistakenly
Mistakenly adverb - In a mistaken or inappropriate way.
Short and mistakenly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short" instead an adverb "Mistakenly".
Short
Short adverb - With great suddenness.
Mistakenly and short are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mistakenly" instead an adverb "Short".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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When the villain of the short finally catches on, he mistakenly thinks that everyone is turning into rabbits, goes insane, and hurls himself off the Brooklyn Bridge.
- It is notable that some modern-day fans who don't know the history of the genre mistakenly believe it's short for simply "emotional".
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The short story "The Undiscovered", by William Sanders, depicts an Alternate History where Shakespeare, while drunk and broke, mistakenly stows away on the expedition to locate the Roanoke colonists and is stranded in North America.
Source: Shakespeare in Fiction
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