Definitions for correctly
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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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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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. Alex Bastian:

   If someone is the same person that committed an atrocious crime, that person will correctly not be found suitable for release. However, if someone is no longer a threat to public safety after having served more than 50 years in prison, then Parole Board may recommend release based on an objective determination, our office policies take these principles into account and as such, our prosecutors stay out of the parole board hearing process.

2. Bob Posner:

   These are serious offences, leave.EU exceeded its spending limit and failed to declare its funding and its spending correctly.

3. Volkswagen AG -LRB- VOWG_p:

   These plaintiffs had minimal losses and were rightfully denied the unjustified windfall they were seeking. Plaintiffs' counsel today asked for punitive damages in the millions of dollars, the jury correctly refused that request. Even so, this award exceeds clear constitutional limits and we will ask the court to reduce it accordingly.

4. Sandro Galea:

   The paper makes a clear case, correctly, about the fact that there is no one cause for suicide.

5. Wendy Young:

   The government should be held accountable for the mess it's made and offer detailed rationales for why they deemed this parent inappropriate to release to, i do not trust this government to make that decision correctly.

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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
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=correctly