correctly
//kəˈɹɛk(t).li//
Forms
- Comparative
- more correctly
- Superlative
- most correctly
Definitions
1.In a correct manner.
- Most people couldn't pronounce Daragh's name correctly, so he went by the name of "Dave" instead.
- Bruhat rattled off a head-spinning 29 correctly spelled words in 90 seconds, including heautophany, nachschläge and puszta.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3875
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
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English correct
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English correctly
From correct + -ly.