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rightly or wrongly

rightly or wrongly phrase: without regard to whether the action in question was justified; not for the moment analyzing the action from the standpoint of morality, correctness, etc.

Phrase

rightly or wrongly

  1. Without regard to whether the action in question was justified; not for the moment analyzing the action from the standpoint of morality, correctness, etc.
    • I decided, rightly or wrongly, not to tell her about the pregnancy.

Questions about rightly or wrongly

What does rightly or wrongly mean?
Rightly or wrongly means without regard to whether the action in question was justified; not for the moment analyzing the action from the standpoint of morality, correctness, etc.
What part of speech is rightly or wrongly?
Rightly or wrongly is a phrase.

Words near rightly or wrongly in the dictionary

  1. rightless
  2. rightlessness
  3. rightlier
  4. rightliest
  5. rightly
  6. rightly or wrongly
  7. rightly so
  8. rightmaking
  9. rightminded
  10. rightmindedly
  11. rightmindedness

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