incorrectly adv 1: in an incorrect manner; "to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely" [syn: {falsely}, {incorrectly}] 2: in an inaccurate manner; "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong" [syn: {incorrectly}, {wrongly}, {wrong}] [ant: {aright}, {correctly}, {right}]
Incorrectly \In`cor*rect"ly\, adv. Not correctly; inaccurately; not exactly; as, a writing incorrectly copied; testimony incorrectly stated. [1913 Webster]