Incorrectly (Adverb)
Meaning 1
In an incorrect manner; "to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely".
Examples
- The eyewitness account of the crime was given incorrectly by the bystander, resulting in the wrong suspect being arrested.
- Her statement was recorded incorrectly in the police report, leading to confusion about the details of the incident.
- The researchers analyzed the data incorrectly, drawing conclusions that were later proven to be false.
- He incorrectly attributed the quote to Shakespeare, when in fact it was written by a different author.
- The math problem was solved incorrectly, resulting in a final answer that was significantly off from the correct solution.