Syntaxiom

incorrectly

/ˌɪnkɝˈɛktɫi/ adv

In an incorrect manner.

Word Origin 'Incorrectly' comes from 'incorrect', with the prefix in- 'not' and 'correct' from Latin 'regere' 'to lead straight'. So incorrect means not led straight, not right. The root 'regere' gives us a whole family of straightness: correct, rectify (make straight), rectangle (right angle), and even regular (according to rule). So doing something incorrectly is literally going off the straight path.

adv In an incorrect manner.

She incorrectly assembled the furniture by reversing the steps in the manual.

(副词) 错误地；不正确

她错误地按照手册中颠倒的步骤组装了家具。

(adverbio) incorrectamente; erróneamente; de manera incorrecta; mal [De manera incorrecta.]

Ella montó incorrectamente los muebles al invertir los pasos del manual.

(adverbe) incorrectement; faussement; erronément; à tort; de manière incorrecte [D'une manière incorrecte, erronée ou inexacte.]

Elle a mal monté les meubles en inversant les étapes du manuel.

(Adverb) falsch; inkorrekt; fehlerhaft [auf eine falsche oder unzutreffende Weise; nicht korrekt.]

Sie baute das Möbelstück **incorrectly** zusammen, indem sie die Schritte in der Anleitung vertauschte.

(副詞) 誤って、不正確に、間違って

彼女は説明書の順番を逆にして、家具を誤って組み立ててしまった。

(advérbio) incorretamente; erradamente; erroneamente; de modo errado [De maneira incorreta.]

Ela montou incorretamente o móvel invertendo os passos do manual.

Synonyms: wrongly erroneously inaccurately mistakenly falsely improperly Antonyms: correctly accurately rightly properly
Word parts: in + correct + ly

Common collocations

use verb word subst spell verb identify verb correctly adv apply verb state verb often adv assume verb refer verb read verb name subst

Related words

correct correction corrective rectify rectangle rectitude regular regulate direct direction director address

Get offline access, pronunciation, spaced repetition, and learning games:

Download Syntaxiom →
📱 Offline access 🔊 Pronunciation 🧠 Spaced repetition 📖 Native language bridges