Definition of incorrectly in English:
incorrectly
adverb ɪnkəˈrɛktliɪnkəˈrɛktli
1In a mistaken way; wrongly.
his name had been spelt incorrectly
she was incorrectly identified in a photo
Example sentencesExamples
- The critique is somewhat accurate, but I think that it is aimed incorrectly.
- When you get an incorrectly addressed letter you can return it to the sender.
- This message usually means one of three things: the web server is down; your Internet connection is dead; you typed in the web address incorrectly.
- This fact was incorrectly reported in the Western media.
- A third agency stated, incorrectly, that parental leave was not available.
- I received an email from a support representative informing me - incorrectly - that my keyword wasn't featured in my page title or description.
- Many parents incorrectly believe that their child is too old for a booster seat.
- An article in the same issue named the artist incorrectly.
- An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the company was based in New York.
- There are those who would (incorrectly) argue that such a right is not compatible with Judaism.
2Not in accordance with particular standards or rules.
this dispute was handled incorrectly by the club
Example sentencesExamples
- All were incorrectly labelled, either overstating the meat content, or failing to disclose additives.
- The very drugs that help us, used incorrectly, can cause a great deal of harm down the road.
- Their investgation revealed no evidence that bankruptcy judges were incorrectly applying legal priority rules.
- Many learner drivers fail to pass their driving test because they can't control the car, don't know how to use the gears and steer incorrectly.
- Representatives from the firm accepted there were internal deficiencies which had led to the product being incorrectly described.
- The problem has come about because my wife's date of birth was scanned in incorrectly.
- If the administrative team isn't properly trained, technologies may be incorrectly deployed, nullifying their effectiveness.
- An employment agreement, if drawn up incorrectly, can create a lot of problems for the small business owner.
- I'd been incorrectly billed and it was only after I did my own sums that I discovered the over-charge.
- My bank incorrectly debits a transfer twice from my account, sending me massively overdrawn.
Definition of incorrectly in US English:
incorrectly
adverbinkəˈrektlēɪnkəˈrɛktli
1In a mistaken way; wrongly.
his name had been spelled incorrectly
she was incorrectly identified in a photo
Example sentencesExamples
- An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the company was based in New York.
- This fact was incorrectly reported in the Western media.
- When you get an incorrectly addressed letter you can return it to the sender.
- I received an email from a support representative informing me - incorrectly - that my keyword wasn't featured in my page title or description.
- There are those who would (incorrectly) argue that such a right is not compatible with Judaism.
- Many parents incorrectly believe that their child is too old for a booster seat.
- An article in the same issue named the artist incorrectly.
- This message usually means one of three things: the web server is down; your Internet connection is dead; you typed in the web address incorrectly.
- A third agency stated, incorrectly, that parental leave was not available.
- The critique is somewhat accurate, but I think that it is aimed incorrectly.
2Not in accordance with particular standards or rules.
this dispute was handled incorrectly by the club
Example sentencesExamples
- I'd been incorrectly billed and it was only after I did my own sums that I discovered the over-charge.
- My bank incorrectly debits a transfer twice from my account, sending me massively overdrawn.
- The problem has come about because my wife's date of birth was scanned in incorrectly.
- Many learner drivers fail to pass their driving test because they can't control the car, don't know how to use the gears and steer incorrectly.
- An employment agreement, if drawn up incorrectly, can create a lot of problems for the small business owner.
- Representatives from the firm accepted there were internal deficiencies which had led to the product being incorrectly described.
- The very drugs that help us, used incorrectly, can cause a great deal of harm down the road.
- All were incorrectly labelled, either overstating the meat content, or failing to disclose additives.
- Their investgation revealed no evidence that bankruptcy judges were incorrectly applying legal priority rules.
- If the administrative team isn't properly trained, technologies may be incorrectly deployed, nullifying their effectiveness.