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Another word for wrongly

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wrongly

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Unjustly
unfairly, prejudicially, wrongfully, badly, unjustifiably, illegally, disgracefully, sinfully, unreasonably, unlawfully, criminally, reprehensibly, inexcusably.
Antonyms rightly*, decently, justly.
Inappropriately
unsuitably, improperly, awkwardly, incongruously, incorrectly, unbecomingly, indecorously, out of the question, imprudently, rashly, unnaturally, illogically, quixotically; see also inadequately.
Antonyms appropriately*, tastefully, prudently.

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Vauban's Dime royale was formerly wrongly attributed to him.
The revival of pre-Reformation ritual by many of the High Church clergy led to the designation "ritualist" being applied to them in a somewhat contemptuous sense; and "High Churchman" and "Ritualist" have often been wrongly treated as convertible terms. Actually many High Churchmen are not Ritualists, though they tend to become so.
The supreme court, whether rightly or wrongly, assumed a jurisdiction of first instance over the entire province of Bengal.
About 1190) also wrote on grammar and some commentaries, wrongly attributed to Ibn Ezra.
This was partly because some of his work was wrongly ascribed to C. F.

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