correctly

cor·rect·ly
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Canada, US, UK/kəˈɹɛk(t).li/Australia, New Zealand/kəˈɹek(t).li/

adverb

In a correct manner.

“Most people couldn't pronounce Daragh's name correctly, so he went by the name of "Dave" instead.”

Similar
accuratelyexactlypreciselydead-nutsdefinitelydirectlyevenfor sure
Opposite
incorrectly
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Meanings

adverbcorrectly (comparative more correctly, superlative most correctly)

comparative more correctly · superlative most correctly

  1. In a correct manner.

    Most people couldn't pronounce Daragh's name correctly, so he went by the name of "Dave" instead.

    1 more example

    Bruhat rattled off a head-spinning 29 correctly spelled words in 90 seconds, including heautophany, nachschläge and puszta.

    2024 May 30, Aimee Ortiz and Alexandra E. Petri, “From 74th Place to Spelling Champion: One Boy’s Journey to Win the Scripps Bee”, in The New York Times

    Synonyms: accurately, exactly, precisely, accurately, dead-nuts, definitely, directly, even · Antonyms: incorrectly

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a correct manner.

Similar
accuratelyexactlypreciselyaccuratelydead-nutsdefinitelydirectlyevenfor sureexactexactlyfullyincisivelyjustjumpon targeton the buttonon the doton the mark
Opposite
incorrectly

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin an accurate manner

Similar
rightaright
Opposite
incorrectly
Also see
arightchastelycontinentlydecentlydecorouslydeservinglyduteouslyexactlymeritoriouslymodestlymorallynoblyplunkpreciselypurelyrightrighteouslyrightlyright-mindedlyvirtuouslyworthily

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From correct + -ly.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ὀρθῶς, προσηκόντως
  • ὀρθῶς (orthôs)in a correct manner
  • προσηκόντως (prosēkóntōs)in a correct manner
Bulgarian вярно, правилно
  • вярно (vjarno)in a correct manner
  • правилно (pravilno)in a correct manner
Catalan correctament
  • correctamentin a correct manner
Czech správně
  • správněin a correct manner
Dutch correct, juist
  • correctin a correct manner
  • juistin a correct manner
  • goedin a correct manner
Esperanto korekte
  • korektein a correct manner
Finnish oikein, korrektisti
  • oikeinin a correct manner
  • korrektistiin a correct manner
French correctement
  • correctementin a correct manner
Italian correttamente
  • correttamentein a correct manner
Korean 정확(正確)히
  • 정확(正確)히 (jeonghwakhi)in a correct manner
Latin emendate
  • emendatein a correct manner
Persian تعریب, درست
  • تعریب (ta'rêb)in a correct manner
  • درست (dorost)in a correct manner
Polish poprawnie, prawidłowo
  • poprawniein a correct manner
  • prawidłowoin a correct manner
  • właściwiein a correct manner
Portuguese corretamente
  • corretamentein a correct manner
Romanian corect, în mod corect
  • corectin a correct manner
  • în mod corectin a correct manner
Russian пра́вильно
  • пра́вильно (právilʹno)in a correct manner
Slovak správne
  • správnein a correct manner
Spanish correctamente
  • correctamentein a correct manner
Swedish korrekt, rätt
  • korrektin a correct manner
  • rättin a correct manner
  • riktigtin a correct manner
Cite this entry
APA

correctly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correctly

MLA

“correctly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correctly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “correctly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correctly.

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