| Main Entry: | amiss |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | wrongly; defectively |
Synonyms: |
afield, afoul, badly, erringly, erroneously, faultily, improperly, inappropriately, incorrectly, mistakenly, out of turn, unfavorably, unsuitably |
Antonyms: |
good, right, well |
| Main Entry: | badly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | inadequately |
Synonyms: |
abominably, awkwardly, blunderingly, carelessly, clumsily, crudely, defectively, erroneously, faultily, feebly, haphazardly, imperfectly, incompetently, ineffectively, ineptly, maladroitly, negligently, poorly, shoddily, stupidly, unfavorably, unfortunately, unsatisfactorily, unskillfully, unsuccessfully, weakly, wrong, wrongly |
| Notes: | badly is an adverb to describe an activity; bad is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
Antonyms: |
adequately |
| Main Entry: | wrong |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | astray |
Synonyms: |
afield, amiss, askew, badly, erroneously, inaccurately, incorrectly, mistakenly, unfavorably, wrongly |
| Main Entry: | mistakenly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | wrongly |
Synonyms: |
badly, erringly, erroneously, falsely, inadvisedly |
| Main Entry: | unjustifiably |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | without basis |
Synonyms: |
erroneously, groundlessly, illegally, indefensibly, inexcusably, unlawfully, wrongly |
Antonyms: |
excusably, justifiably |
| Main Entry: | wrongly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | incorrectly |
Synonyms: |
awkwardly, erroneously, improperly, imprudently, inappropriately, unnaturally, unsuitably |
| Concept: | Wrong. |
| Category: | 1. Moral obligations |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
wrong; what ought not to be, what should not be; malum in se; unreasonableness, grievance; shame., injustice; unfairness; iniquity, foul play, partiality, leaning; favor, favoritism; nepotism, party spirit; undueness; unlawfulness., robbing Peter to pay Paul; the wolf and the lamb; vice., "a custom more honored in the breach than the observance" [Hamlet].
-verbs
be wrong; cry to heaven for vengeance., do wrong; be inequitable; favor, lean towards; encroach upon, impose upon; reap where one has not sown; give an inch and take an ell; rob Peter to pay Paul.
-adjectives
wrong, wrongful; bad, too bad; unjust, unfair; inequitable, unequitable; unequal, partial, one-sided; injurious., objectionable; unreasonable, unallowable, unwarrantable, unjustifiable; improper, unfit; unjustified; illegal; iniquitous; immoral., in the wrong, in the wrong box.
-adverbs
wrongly
-phrases
it will not do.
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Antonyms: |
right |
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