The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
wrongheadedly — adverb In a wrongheaded manner. In a movie like The Extra Girl, though Sue is the starring role, Dave is the active role in romantic comedy terms. The happy ending makes them both happy, but hes the one who has pursued Sue unstintingly while Sue… … Wiktionary
wrongheadedly — adverb see wrongheaded … New Collegiate Dictionary
wrongheadedly — adv. with incorrect judgment; stubbornly … English contemporary dictionary
wrongheadedly — wrong·head·ed·ly … English syllables
wrongheadedly — adverb in a wrongheaded manner • Derived from adjective: ↑wrongheaded * * * adverb see wrongheaded … Useful english dictionary
wrongheaded — wrongheadedly, adv. wrongheadedness, n. /rawng hed id, rong /, adj. wrong in judgment or opinion; misguided and stubborn; perverse. Also, wrong headed. [1725 35; WRONG + HEADED] * * * … Universalium
wrongheaded — adjective Date: 1723 1. stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles < wrongheaded in his opinions > 2. marked by perversity ; contrary to sound judgment < wrongheaded advice > • wrongheadedly adverb • wrongheadedness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
perversely — Synonyms and related words: bearishly, cantankerously, churlishly, contrarily, contrariwise, crabbedly, crankily, crossly, crustily, fractiously, frowardly, huffily, ill humoredly, ill naturedly, irascibly, irritably, snappily, sourly, sulkily,… … Moby Thesaurus
wrongheaded — wrong|head|ed [ˌrɔŋˈhedıd US ˌro:ŋ ] adj used to describe an idea, plan, or belief that someone has, that is based on wrong ideas that they are not willing to change >wrongheadedly adv >wrongheadedness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
wrongheaded — adjective based on or influenced by wrong ideas that you are not willing to change wrongheadedly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
