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erringly



ADVERB
mistakenly
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Inger is sad and down-hearted enough; ay, so erringly faithful that she mourns for him.

From Growth of the Soil by Hamsun, Knut

The devotion of such a man," she erringly thought, "might well sanction the weakness of a woman's heart—might well persuade to the momentary error which none will seek more readily to repair than himself.

From Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky by Simms, William Gilmore

I know not in what valley they wander erringly: do they not see that they depart and return not?

From A Traveler’s Narrative by `Abdu'l-Bahá

I accepted the part he thus erringly assigned me, and let him run on about all the fortunes and chances of a soldier's life.

From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James

The captiousness of criticism has usually referred to the style of the preceding authors as a standard from which the prevalent style of its contemporaries has erringly diverged.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac




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