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correctly

/kəˈɹɛk(t).li/adverb3 syllables

Correctly means: in an accurate manner.

Synonyms for correctly10

adverb, as in in an accurate manner

right, aright

also used for correctly

accurately, exactly, precisely, dead-nuts, definitely, directly, even, for sure

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Opposites of correctly

incorrectly

What does correctly mean?1

adverb

1

in an accurate manner“the flower had been correctly depicted by his son”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with correctly?3

three syllables

directly

four syllables

indirectlyincorrectly
Show 40 near rhymes
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Correctly in a sentence

  • You still haven't learned how to do that correctly, have you?CK
  • If you're going to fiddle with sentences, at least do it correctly.unknown
  • The player was quicker in thought, anticipated the situation correctly and scored the goal.sundown
  • One thing here is correctly named, but only one.shekitten
  • Currently, many students have a dictionary but don't know how to use it correctly.AlanF_US
  • We want to do things logically, and we want to do things correctly.sundown
  • If my memory serves me correctly, she has five brothers.glossboss
  • If my memory serves me correctly, he has five brothers.glossboss

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