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We all live in the moment, and we often mistakenly believe that what is true today was true always. Not so in politics, and especially in Congressional elections.
Larry J. Sabato

Meaning of "mistakenly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MISTAKENLY

mistakenly  [mɪˈsteɪkənlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISTAKENLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mistakenly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES MISTAKENLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mistakenly in the English dictionary

The definition of mistakenly in the dictionary is in a manner that is not true. Other definition of mistakenly is due to, or resulting from, a mistake.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MISTAKENLY


brokenly
ˈbrəʊkənlɪ
certainly
ˈsɜːtənlɪ
commonly
ˈkɒmənlɪ
curmudgeonly
kəˈmʌdʒənlɪ
drunkenly
ˈdrʌŋkənlɪ
evenly
ˈiːv ənlɪ
free-spokenly
ˌfriːˈspəʊkənlɪ
heartbrokenly
ˈhɑːtˌbrəʊkənlɪ
heavenly
ˈhɛvənlɪ
humanly
ˈhjuːmənlɪ
openly
ˈəʊpənlɪ
outspokenly
aʊtˈspəʊkənlɪ
strickenly
ˈstrɪkənlɪ
stubbornly
ˈstʌbənlɪ
suddenly
ˈsʌdənlɪ
unbrokenly
ʌnˈbrəʊkənlɪ
uncommonly
ʌnˈkɒmənlɪ
unevenly
ʌnˈiːvənlɪ
unshakenly
ʌnˈʃeɪkənlɪ
womanly
ˈwʊmənlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISTAKENLY

mist
mistakable
mistake
mistakeable
mistaken
mistaken identity
mistakenness
mistal
Mistassini
misteach
mistell
mistemper
mistend
mister
misterm
mistful
misthink
misthrow
Misti
mistico

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISTAKENLY

alienly
barrenly
brazenly
cravenly
crestfallenly
forbiddenly
forsakenly
goldenly
greenly
hiddenly
keenly
maidenly
misshapenly
moltenly
queenly
rottenly
slovenly
unmaidenly
vixenly
woodenly

Synonyms and antonyms of mistakenly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MISTAKENLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mistakenly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mistakenly

Translation of «mistakenly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MISTAKENLY

Find out the translation of mistakenly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mistakenly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mistakenly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

错误地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

equivocadamente
570 millions of speakers

English

mistakenly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गलती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خَطَأً
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ошибочно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

por engano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভুল করে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

par erreur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tersilap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fälschlicherweise
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

間違って
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잘못 알고서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mistakenly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một cách sai lầm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறுதலாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चुकून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yanlışlıkla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

erroneamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mylnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

помилково
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

din greșeală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εσφαλμένα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verkeerdelik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

felaktigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

feilaktig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mistakenly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISTAKENLY»

The term «mistakenly» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.387 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MISTAKENLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mistakenly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mistakenly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mistakenly

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7 QUOTES WITH «MISTAKENLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mistakenly.
1
S. Ansky
When I first stepped into literature twenty-five years ago, I wanted to work on behalf of the oppressed, the working masses, and it seemed to me, mistakenly, that I would not find them among the Jews.
2
Joe Baca
Every year thousands of Americans mistakenly refer to Cinco de Mayo as Mexico's Independence Day.
3
Chris Kilham
Rainforest land is mistakenly valued solely for the worth of its timber, mining and oil resources by short-sighted corporations and governments.
4
Judith Martin
Many people mistakenly think a new technology cancels out an old one.
5
Anthony de Mello
People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is actually done by the heart which first dictates the conclusion, then commands the head to provide the reasoning that will defend it.
6
Elihu Root
Honest people, mistakenly believing in the justice of their cause, are led to support injustice.
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Larry J. Sabato
We all live in the moment, and we often mistakenly believe that what is true today was true always. Not so in politics, and especially in Congressional elections.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISTAKENLY»

Discover the use of mistakenly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mistakenly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mistakenly Mated
Curiosity only kills cats, right?
Sonnet O'Dell, Kim Richards, 2013
2
History and Memory in African-American Culture
What. One. Cannot. Remember. Mistakenly. KAREN. FIELDS. I chose this title deliberately to provoke. Nothing is more fully agreed than the certainty that memory fails. Memory fails, leaving blanks, and memory fails by filling blanks mistakenly.
Genevieve Fabre Professor of American Literature University of Paris, Robert O'Meally Professor of English and African-American Studies Columbia University, 1994
3
Customs Law of East Asia
Sub-Section 3 Refund of Mistakenly Overpaid Customs Duties Article 46 (Refund of Mistakenly Overpaid Customs Duties) (1) The head of any customhouse shall, if any person liable for payment of duties requests a refund of customs duties, ...
Jiarui Cheng, 2010
4
A Functional Grammar of Gooniyandi
Some examples are (5-356) niyi migami thaddi yiganyi warrfla that he:thought mistakenly uncertain I:tookzit 'He thought mistakenly “'I took it sneakingly'", or 'He mistakenly thought he'd taken it sneakingly.' (5-357) nganyi migalimi thaddi ...
William B. McGregor, 1990
5
Integrity and Internal Control in Information Systems VI
It helps refining the system behavior upon the identification during system operation of mistakenly released and mistakenly restricted documents. This task is based on the assumption that the security officer monitors the system behavior and ...
Sushil Jajodia, Leon Strous, 2004
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The Homiletic Review
If this were not a veritable claim, Christ made it either mistakenly or insincerely. If mistakenly — poor, deludedcreature; if insincerely—hypocrite and blasphemer. See again the dilemma in the light of Christ's claim to be the truth ; Christis either  ...
‎1889
7
Sweet Home Alabama: One Anonymous Love Poem Mistakenly Finds ...
Collects four stories about anonymous love poems, including "Head Over Heels," "The Princess and the Mechanic," "Matchmaker, Matchmaker," and "Ready or Not."
Pamela Griffin, Lisa Harris, Pamela Kaye Tracy, 2009
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Homiletic Review: An International Magazine of Religion, ...
If this were not a veritable claim, Christ made it either mistakenly or insincerely. If mistakenly — poor, deluded creature ; if insincerely — hypocrite and blasphemer. See again the dilemma in the light of Christ's claim to be thetruth ; Christis ...
‎1889
9
Middleton's Allergy: Principles and Practice
... to accurately assess their effectiveness • Prematurely diagnosing “unexplained ” cough before a bron- choscopy has been performed to assess for unsuspected airway disease • Mistakenly diagnosing “unexplained” cough or diagnosing psy-  ...
N. Franklin Adkinson Jr. Jr., Bruce S Bochner, A Wesley Burks, 2013
10
Information Technologies in Biomedicine: Volume 2
2 Document window with geometric parameters of a kernel and statistical parameters of its image (as a unit of measure millimeters were used) results obtained by the CGCA, mistakenly classified samples are displayed with their labels (see ...
Ewa Pietka, Jacek Kawa, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISTAKENLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mistakenly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Conservative Party's mistakenly sent release reveals fill-in-the …
A press release sent from the office of Nova Scotia MP Scott Armstrong has revealed that some Conservative Party releases are national ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
Armed Robber Ryan Byrne Mistakenly Released From Wandsworth …
A robber who armed himself with a 2ft machete during a heist has been mistakenly released from prison and is taunting police by posing for ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
3
'Ragpickers' mistakenly pick unexploded bombs as scraps: Army
Clarifying the incidents of bomb explosion in civilian area, Army today said that people enter firing ranges without permission and pick ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
4
Fast food restaurant mistakenly served a customer $4500 instead of …
Bojangles', our new favourite name for a fast food franchise, made a bit of a blunder over the weekend. When James Miner went to the ... «Entertainment.ie, Jul 15»
5
Instagram 'mistakenly' hijacks account, gives it to soccer star
Andrés Iniesta uses Instagram just like anyone else. "I am a father who likes to take pictures of his kids, yummy food, and interesting buildings," ... «The Verge, Jul 15»
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Man shocked at restaurant reaction when he returns $4500 …
Man shocked at restaurant reaction when he returns $4,500 mistakenly served to him. Posted 11:22 am, July 20, 2015, by Shellie Nelson · Facebook · Twitter ... «WQAD.com, Jul 15»
7
Watch: Mariah Carey mistakenly blanks Katy Perry who was front …
We're assuming Mariah blanked one of her biggest fans by mistake given she happily posed with photos with Perry after the gig. «Entertainment.ie, Jul 15»
8
US planes mistakenly hit Afghan security forces position
Last year, five U.S. special forces troops, an Afghan Army soldier, and an interpreter were mistakenly killed by an American bomber aircraft in ... «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»
9
Government begins collecting invalid work permits mistakenly
After the temporary injunction was in place, the federal government mistakenly issued the approximately 2,100 three-year permits. Corrected ... «KGBT-TV, Jul 15»
10
Clinton campaign dialer mistakenly SWATS Candia family watching …
Candia police say they received a 911 call from someone who said they were making calls for the Clinton presidential campaign and had ... «The Union Leader, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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