English → Latin
“incorrectly” in Latin
perperusfaulty, defective; wrong, incorrectvitiōsusfull of faults or defects; faulty, defective, bad, corrupt; morally faulty, wicked, depraved, viciousfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having been deceived; mistaken, having been mistaken, having deceived myself; secusotherwise, to the contrary; differentlyprōnūntiōto proclaim, declare, announce; to pronounce, sound out, articulateinterpretorto explain, expound; to interpret, translate; to understand, concludeiūdicōto examine judicially, judge, pass judgement, decide; condemn; to judge; proclaim; determine, conclude; adjudgeconclūdōto conclude, finish; to define; to shut up, confine, containvērōverily, truly, really, doubtless, in truth, indeed; in particular, specifically; but
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
incorrectly
perperam (in a manner the reverse of right; opposed to recte: e.g., to pronounce, pronuntiare; to interpret or explain, interpretari [whereas male interpretari = to put an unfavorable construction on]; to judge, judicare): vitiose (faultily; opposed to recte; e.g., to infer or conclude, concludere): falso (falsely, not really what its appearance would lead one to expect; opposed to vere or vero): secus (otherwise than as it should be; e.g., judicare). To sing incorrectly, dissonum quiddam canere (out of tune); perperam canere (not according to the rules of art): to use a word incorrectly, perperam or non recte dicere verbum: to pronounce a word incorrectly, perperam prnnunciare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for incorrectly?
- The usual Latin words for “incorrectly” are perperus, vitiōsus, falsus; also secus, prōnūntiō, interpretor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.