1. (

• falsely ,
• incorrectly ,

) in an incorrect manner; "to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely" ;

2. (

• incorrectly ,
• wrongly ,
• wrong

) in an inaccurate manner; "he decided to reveal the details only after other sources had reported them incorrectly"; "she guessed wrong" ;