Wrongwise
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Wrongwise is an adverb meaning (rare) In a wrong way or manner.
Meaning
(rare) In a wrong way or manner.
Example Sentences
With anie Mark at all; —noe, let him not My Parchment wrongwise fold, nor stamp, nor blot, […]
“Up one level, follow wrongwise until—here, I'll write out the directions; they're a bit involved.”
It is to be feared that even this slight submission by the lofty Mr. Rea rubbed measurably wrongwise the vain fur of his self-love.
Being ruffled and the fur of his sensibilities being rubbed wrongwise by Wagner's exasperating din, he said as much to the audience generally from his place in the box.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wrongfully, wrongmindedly, wronglessly, incorrectly, erroneously, wrongheadedly.
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