wrongly
adv. manneradv. in a way that is not correct or fair. You use this when someone makes a mistake or treats someone badly by accident.
adv. in an incorrect, unjust, or mistaken manner. Often used to describe being accused or identified incorrectly.
He was wrongly accused of the crime.
The system wrongly identified the customer as a minor and blocked the purchase.
Historians argue that the general was wrongly blamed for the defeat, as the true cause was a failure in the supply chain rather than his tactical decisions.
From Middle English wrongly, wrongliche, equivalent to wrong + -ly.
Often placed before a past participle to form a compound adjective or passive construction.
He did it wrong.He did it wrongly.While 'wrong' can be an informal adverb, 'wrongly' is required in formal writing and before past participles.