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Wrong word choice? Exploring "wrongly" vs. "wrongfully"

Reviewed and edited by Lloyd Cooper 01/10/2024, 13:34
English.me team member
Wrongly and wrongfully. What's the difference?

What is similar?

Both "wrongly" and "wrongfully" are adverbs and relate to actions or conditions that are not correct or unjust.

What is different?

"Wrongly" typically refers to an error or incorrectness in a factual or procedural sense, while "wrongfully" implies a violation of ethics, law, or justice.

Which one is more common?

Internet search results for wrongly) and wrongfully

Examples of usage

Wrongly
  • The alarm was wrongly set to 7 PM instead of 7 AM.
  • He was wrongly accused of stealing the money.
Wrongfully
  • She was wrongfully dismissed from her job without cause.
  • He was imprisoned wrongfully for a crime he did not commit.

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