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Mistakenly - Definitions, Examples, and Related Products

Definitions:

1. adverb: in a mistaken or incorrect manner.
2. adverb: by error or oversight.

Examples:

Sense 1: in a mistaken or incorrect manner

• She mistakenly assumed that the event was canceled.
• He mistakenly pressed the wrong button.
• The teacher mistakenly graded the answer as incorrect.

Sense 2: by error or oversight

• They paid the bill mistakenly for the wrong table.
• The company mistakenly shipped the wrong product.
• He was mistakenly identified as the suspect.

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