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mistakenly
[mi-stey-kuhn-lee]
adverb
unintentionally or inadvertently; by mistake.
I may have mistakenly interchanged them without realizing it.
in a way that is wrongly conceived, held, or done; incorrectly.
Many people mistakenly believe their PhD will help them land a stable, middle-class job even if they can't get an academic job.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mistakenly1
Example Sentences
In his recent message to department employees, McDonnell said he recognized they “may feel loyalty, frustration, fear, or sometimes even shame as the community mistakenly views you as part of something that you are not.”
She added that many mistakenly think Welsh rarebit contains rabbit because the dish was originally called "Welsh rabbit" in 1725.
Some days, she said, nurses would mistakenly administer the wrong medication to S.G.V.
Within moments she then receives a text message from the sub saying it had dropped two weights, which seems to have led her to mistakenly think the dive was proceeding as expected.
That is, until a package for a neighbor is mistakenly left at Craig’s house.
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