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correctly

/kəˈɹɛk(t).li/ adverb A2
  1. In a correct manner. · Most people couldn't pronounce Daragh's name correctly, so he went by the name of "Dave" instead.
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Events proved that I had judged correctly.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 83 · B2
One morning Gilbert had all his sums done correctly and had his name written on the blackboard on the roll of honor; the next morning Anne, having wrestled wildly with decimals the entire evening before, would be first.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 130 · C1
“At least he gave me all the Words correctly a little time ago,” said Bagheera impatiently.
The Jungle Book, p. 41 · B2
Dantès examined it with intense admiration, then looked around to see the instrument with which it had been shaped so correctly into form.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 156 · C1

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