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wrongheadedly

wrongheadedly adverb: in a wrongheaded manner.

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 wrongheadedly

comparativemore wrongheadedly
superlativemost wrongheadedly

Origin of wrongheadedly

From wrongheaded + -ly.

Questions about wrongheadedly

What does wrongheadedly mean?
Wrongheadedly means in a wrongheaded manner.
What part of speech is wrongheadedly?
Wrongheadedly is an adverb.

Words near wrongheadedly in the dictionary

  1. wrongfully
  2. wrongfulness
  3. wrongfulnesses
  4. wronghead
  5. wrongheaded
  6. wrongheadedly
  7. wrongheadedness
  8. wrongheads
  9. wronghearted
  10. wronging
  11. wrongings

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