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Illegally vs Wrongly - What's the difference?

illegally | wrongly |

As adverbs the difference between illegally and wrongly

is that illegally is in a manner contrary to law while wrongly is in an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly.

illegally

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a manner contrary to law.
    • He received a ticket for illegally parking next to a fire hydrant.

    Antonyms

    * legally

    wrongly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an unfair or immoral manner; unjustly.
  • Incorrectly; by error.
    • I wrongly assumed that it would be an easy job.

    Synonyms

    * incorrectly, mistakenly, erroneously

    Antonyms

    * correctly, rightly

    Usage notes

    In American English, this word usually has a moral connotation, however it is not wrong to use "wrongly" as the opposite of "correctly."