correctly
kuh-REKT-lee/kəˈɹɛk(t).li/
- 1In a manner that is accurate and free from errors or mistakes.
The technician installed the new part correctly the first time.
He pronounced her name correctly despite never having heard it before.
Similaraccurately, right, properly, precisely
Oppositeincorrectly, wrongly, inaccurately
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Origin
Formed from "correct" with the adverb-forming suffix "-ly".