Etymology

wrongly

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Today it means: In violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; wrongly convicted is synonymous with wrongful conviction and miscarriage of justice. Full definition →

Middle English wrongly
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwrongly
  2. English todaywrongly

From Middle English wrongly, wrongliche, equivalent to wrong + -ly.

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