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wrong-headedly

wrong-headedly is the alternative spelling of wrongheadedly.

Meaning of wrongheadedly

Adverb

wrongheadedly (comparative more wrongheadedly, superlative most wrongheadedly)

  1. In a wrongheaded manner.
    • In a movie like The Extra Girl, though Sue is the starring role, Dave is the active role in romantic comedy terms. The happy ending makes them both happy, but he's the one who has pursued Sue unstintingly while Sue has wrongheadedly pursued a career.2000, Alan S. Dale, Comedy is a Man in Trouble: Slapstick in American Movies, U of Minnesota Press, page 128

Forms of wrong-headedly

comparativemore wrong-headedly
superlativemost wrong-headedly

Origin of wrong-headedly

From wrong-headed + -ly.

Questions about wrong-headedly

What is wrong-headedly the alternative spelling of?
Wrong-headedly is the alternative spelling of wrongheadedly.

Words near wrong-headedly in the dictionary

  1. wrong-foot
  2. wrong-footed
  3. wrong-footing
  4. wrong-foots
  5. wrong-headed
  6. wrong-headedly
  7. wrong-headedness
  8. wrong-headednesses
  9. wrong-minded
  10. wrong-mindedly
  11. wrong-mindedness

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