— mistakenly , adv. — mistakenness , n.
/mi stay"keuhn/ , adj.
1. wrongly conceived, held, or done: a mistaken antagonism.
2. erroneous; incorrect; wrong: a mistaken answer.
3. having made a mistake; being in error.
[ 1590-1600; ptp. of MISTAKE; see -EN 3 ]
Syn. 1. inaccurate, misconceived.