Definition of "mistakenly" []

• By mistake, in error, wrongly. (adverb)

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• "Department of Agriculture concluded it had awarded the label mistakenly, because the company was still using medication that it characterized as antibiotics."
• "* In Canada, some early copies of the initial run of this title mistakenly have Ang Lee's earlier "Hulk" film in the case instead of the newer Incredible Hulk film."
• "From the CTA, O'Hare, Chicago Public Schools and many of Daley's other debacles, he now also wants to spend about a half-billion dollars more on a temporary city-controlled stadium for the Olympic bid that is only necessary due to Daley's $700 million cost to taxpayers in mistakenly renovating Soldier Field in a way that eliminated it from being used as the main Olympic venue."