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erroneously | miscorrect |

As an adverb erroneously

is in an erroneous manner.

As a verb miscorrect is

to correct erroneously; to make a mistake in attempting to correct another mistake.

erroneously

English

Adverb

(-)
  • In an erroneous manner.
  • Incorrectly.

    • miscorrect

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To correct erroneously; to make a mistake in attempting to correct another mistake.
    • A proofreader that does not know foreign languages is likely to miscorrect Latin words.

    References

    * “ miscorrect]” in [[Wiktionary:Webster, Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary] , Noah Webster, 1828. * , published 1913 by C. & G. Merriam Co.