correctly

/kəˈrɛktli/

adverbcor · rect · ly

Think: “I’m CORRECT, so I add -LY to do it CORRECT-LY.” (Keep the whole word correct + ly.)

Yes, it's correctly. Don’t drop the second “c”: it’s cor + rect + ly (…cc… in the middle).

Definitions

  1. adverbIn a correct or accurate way; without mistakes.
  2. adverbIn a proper or appropriate way.

Examples

  • She spelled every word correctly on the test.
  • If you follow the directions correctly, the model will stand up on its own.
  • The teacher correctly pointed out the missing comma.

Synonyms

accuratelyproperlyrightlyexactlyappropriately

Antonyms

incorrectlywrongly

Translations

ES correctamentePT corretamenteFR correctement

Common misspellings

corectlycorrectleycorretlycorrectllycorreclycorrectilycorrectlyycorrectlye

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