adverb
Etymology: Middle English wrongly, wrongliche, from wrong (II) + -ly, -liche -ly
1. : in an improper or inappropriate fashion or way
the sort of story that wrongly handled would make the most dreadful melodrama — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin
2. : without justice or fairness
wouldst not play false and yet wouldst wrongly win — Shakespeare
3. : without accuracy : incorrectly
the police pass was wrongly filled up — Arnold Bennett
4. : in error : by mistake
rightly or wrongly these men had a different philosophy of education — C.S.Stine