correctly

Adverb

(comparative more correctly, superlative most correctly)

In a correct manner.

Origin

correct +"Ž -ly

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Sentence Examples

"Your vocal cords did not heal correctly," Wynn told her.
If I remember correctly, when I asked you to hire someone, you didn't have time.
And if I remember correctly, you swore an oath to me.
A military organization may be quite correctly compared to a cone, of which the base with the largest diameter consists of the rank and file; the next higher and smaller section of the cone consists of the next higher grades of the army, and so on to the apex, the point of which will represent the commander-in-chief.
At Smolensk too he judged correctly that the French might outflank us, as they had larger forces.

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