misleadinglyadv.
/(ˌ)mɪsˈliːdɪŋli/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈlidɪŋli/ In a misleading way.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > [adverb]
misleadingly1862
1862 T. A. Trollope Lenten Journey i. 2 The period of the, somewhat misleadingly so called, renaissance.
1896 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 11 92 In such cases the outcome of selection, in the accurate sense, is exactly opposite to the outcome of the process that is sometimes misleadingly termed selection.
1931 Discovery May 140/1 Looking at this bird, named misleadingly the white-necked bald crow, one's mind instinctively reverts to prehistoric times.
1990 J. Berman Narcissism & Novel i. 38 Nor did these symptoms disappear after his self-analysis, as Ernest Jones misleadingly implies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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