Talk:wrong

Removed from main page: and the answer is: Wrong is an adverb. --Stranger 21:01, 30 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Isn't wrongfully only to be listed as a derived term? Is wrong an adverb?!

expressions
I suggest to include the meaning of expressions like "do (someone) wrong" and "get (someone) wrong", e.g., "don't get me wrong".

as an adverb
The usage described is using wrong as an adjective, not an adverb. When I dail the wrong number; I have wrongly dialed the right one.


 * The usage example given is "spelled it wrong": an adverb. Equinox ◑ 22:53, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Sorry, I edited the wrong section.

Usage
Are you sure the definite article is used more often than indefinite? I would only use the definite article when expressing the idea of the selection of an element from a set with cardinality one. Most of the time, I dial a wrong number.

2. In a wrong course or direction 3. Immorally or unjustly:
2. In a wrong course or direction: turned wrong at the crossroads. 3. Immorally or unjustly: She acted wrong in lying. https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=wrong --Backinstadiums (talk) 09:32, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

get in wrong with
To become displeasing to someone; to do something that provokes someone's anger, contempt, or dismissal: Be sure not to get in wrong with the superintendent—she wields a lot of power in the school district. --Backinstadiums (talk) 22:04, 12 March 2021 (UTC)