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wrongly.

In violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; wrongly convicted is synonymous with wrongful conviction and miscarriage of justice.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈɹɒŋ.li/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹɔŋ.li/General-American/ˈɹɑŋ.li/cot-caught-merger
  1. In violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; wrongly convicted is synonymous with wrongful conviction and miscarriage of justice.

  2. Incorrectly, mistakenly; by error.

    I wrongly assumed that it would be an easy job.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English wrongly, wrongliche, equivalent to wrong + -ly.

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