Definitions for correctly
cor·rect·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. correctly, right, arightadverb

   in an accurate manner

   "the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. correctlyadverb

   In a correct manner.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Correctlyadverb

   Accurately; appositely; exactly; without faults.

   Etymology: from correct.

   There are ladies, without knowing what tenses and participles, adverbs and prepositions are, speak as properly and as correctly as most gentlemen who have been bred up in the ordinary methods of grammar schools. John Locke, on Education.

   Such lays as neither ebb nor flow,
   Correctly cold, and regularly low. Alexander Pope, Essay on Criticism.

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1. correctly

   Correctly is defined as in accordance with fact, truth, or proper rules or standards. It refers to doing something accurately or exactly as it should be done, without any errors or mistakes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Correctlyadverb

   in a correct manner; exactly; acurately; without fault or error

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'correctly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4752

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'correctly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4260

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'correctly' in Adverbs Frequency: #300

How to pronounce correctly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say correctly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of correctly in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of correctly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of correctly in a Sentence

1. Paul Ryan:

   What it is is the Congress’s legitimate function of oversight to make sure the FISA process is being used correctly, if it wasn’t being used correctly, that needs to come to light and people need to be held accountable so this doesn’t affect our civil liberties.

2. Gigi Hadid:

   Although I understand what Vogue Italia's intentions were, it was not executed correctly, and the concerns that have been brought up are valid... Please know that things would have been different if my control of the situation was different, regardless, I want to apologize because my intention is never to diminish those concerns or take opportunities away from anyone else, and I hope this can be an example to other magazines and teams in the future.

3. Henry David Thoreau:

   When I read some of the rules for speaking and writing the English language correctly...I think-- Any fool can make a rule And every fool will mind it.

4. David Fitzpatrick:

   He's just a wonderful dog and he's made correctly. He has showmanship, he fits the breed standard. He has that little extra something, that little sparkle that sets a dog apart.

5. Dan Goerke:

   She may be perfectly fine to get there, but what happens in the situation that [a] kid runs into the street, or a car runs a red light? The question becomes, ‘Can she react quickly enough and correctly enough to avoid a situation?’.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=correctly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Correctly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=correctly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/correctly