incorrectly Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb in an incorrect manner
    falsely.
    • to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely
  2. adverb in an inaccurate manner
    wrong; wrongly.
    • he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly
    • she guessed wrong

WordNet

In`cor*rect"ly adverb
Definitions
  1. Not correctly; inaccurately; not exactly; as, a writing incorrectly copied; testimony incorrectly stated.

Webster 1913