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• wrongly — adv. Wrongly is used with these verbs: ↑accuse, ↑act, ↑advise, ↑attribute, ↑believe, ↑claim, ↑convict, ↑diagnose, ↑execute, ↑identify, ↑imply, ↑imprison …   Collocations dictionary

• rightly or wrongly — used for saying that something is true, whether people think it is a good thing or a bad thing They believe, rightly or wrongly, that their violent protest will achieve their aims …   English dictionary

• wrong vs wrongly —   Wrong and wrongly are both adverbs.   Wrong can be used informally instead of wrongly after a verb. In fact it is taking over from the word wrongly.   However, when the adverb comes before the verb we use wrongly .   For example:   Sean Hodgson …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

• wrong vs wrongly —   Wrong and wrongly are both adverbs.   Wrong can be used informally instead of wrongly after a verb. In fact it is taking over from the word wrongly.   However, when the adverb comes before the verb we use wrongly .   For example:   Sean Hodgson …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

• wrong, wrongly — Wrong is both an adjective and an adverb. It is correct to say That s the wrong attitude to take and Everything went wrong that day. Wrongly, an adverb only, should be used before a verb: The word was wrongly pronounced. Wrong in its adverbial… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• rightly or wrongly — phrase used for saying that something is true, whether people think it is a good thing or a bad thing They believe, rightly or wrongly, that their violent protest will achieve their aims. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing that something is true or… …   Useful english dictionary

• Andrew Adams (wrongly jailed) — Andrew Adams was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1993 for the murder of teacher Jack Royal in Newcastle upon Tyne, England on 19 March 1990. His case was later referred back to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission, which… …   Wikipedia

• rightly — right|ly [ˈraıtli] adv 1.) correctly, or for a good reason ≠ ↑wrongly ▪ I was, as you rightly said , the smallest boy in the class. ▪ As you so rightly pointed out , things are getting worse. ▪ They have been treated badly, and they are rightly… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rightly — adverb 1 for a good or sensible reason: The audience was rightly outraged at this suggestion. | quite rightly BrE: She insisted, quite rightly, that we all put our seat belts on. 2 correctly: As she rightly pointed out, this will do nothing to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• mis- — [ mıs ] prefix 1. ) bad or badly: used with some nouns and verbs: misbehavior (=bad behavior) 2. ) wrong or wrongly: used with some nouns and verbs: misunderstand (=understand wrongly) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rightly — right|ly [ raıtli ] adverb ** 1. ) for a good reason: It was a vicious foul, and the referee rightly removed him from the game. quite rightly (=very rightly): Everyone is quite rightly concerned about what is going to happen now. and rightly so ( …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English