wrong vs wrongly

wrong vs wrongly
  Wrong and wrongly are both adverbs.
  Wrong can be used informally instead of wrongly after a verb. In fact it is taking over from the word wrongly.
  However, when the adverb comes before the verb we use "wrongly".
  For example:-
  Sean Hodgson was wrongly convicted of murder.
  I'm sorry if I've written anything wrong. / I'm sorry if I've written anythingwrongly
  According to Merriam Webster: "The best way to choose between wrong and wrongly is to rely on your own grasp of English idiom. The one that sounds correct, is correct. If they both sound correct then either one may be used."

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  • wrong — [adj1] incorrect amiss, askew, astray, at fault, awry, bad, counterfactual, defective, erratic, erring, erroneous, fallacious, false, faulty, fluffed, goofed*, inaccurate, in error, inexact, miscalculated, misconstrued, misfigured, misguided,… …   New thesaurus

  • Wrong — Wrong, adv. In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill; erroneously; wrongly. [1913 Webster] Ten censure wrong for one that writes amiss. Pope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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