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mistakenly.

Wrongly; erroneously.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/mɪˈsteɪ.kən.li/
  1. Wrongly; erroneously.

    not-comparable
    I mistakenly assumed that the shop was still there.
  2. By accident; by mistake; in error (without intention to do so).

    not-comparable
    Today I mistakenly took your packed lunch to work.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English mistaken Middle English -ly English -ly English mistakenly From mistaken + -ly.

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