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correctly

/kəˈɹɛk(t).li/ Canada, US, UK
/kəˈɹek(t).li/ Australia, New Zealand

adverb more correctly · most correctly

In a correct manner. Most people couldn't pronounce Daragh's name correctly, so he went by the name of "Dave" instead.
Similar: accurately, exactly, precisely, correctly, dead-nuts, definitely, directly, even, for sure, exact, fully, incisively · Opposite: incorrectly

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Closest in meaning: aright, right, properly, rightly, duly, rightfully, justly, legitimately, validly, true, appropriately, well, sensibly, really, accurate, just

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adv in a correct manner

Español	correctamente
한국어	정확(正確)히 jeonghwakhi
Português	corretamente
Français	correctement
Italiano	correttamente
Română	corect, în mod corect
Русский	пра́вильно právilʹno

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@misc{correctly_2026,
  title = {correctly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/correctly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}