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wrongfully

/ˈɹɒŋfəli/

Meanings
adverb
In a wrongful manner; unjustly.

Examples :

"The teacher scolded him for wrongfully taking another student's pencil. "
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pencil noun

/ˈpɛnsɪl/ /ˈpɛnsəl/

A paintbrush.

"The artist used a special pencil to paint delicate details on the canvas. "

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scolded verb

/ˈskoʊldɪd/ /skoʊldəd/

To burn with hot liquid.

"to scald the hand"

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teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

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for conjunction

/fɔːr/

Because of; as a result of.

"I went home, for I was tired."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

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wrongful adjective

/ˈɹɒŋfəl/

Wrong or unjust

"The teacher's decision to fail him was a wrongful punishment because he had completed all the homework assignments. "

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taking verb

/ˈteɪkɪŋ/

To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force.

"The student is taking notes in class to remember the important information. "

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manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

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him pronoun

/əm/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of him, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"Reverence for Him, the school's founder, led to a special assembly. "

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unjustly adverb

/ʌnˈdʒʌstli/

In an unjust manner.

"The student felt he was graded unjustly on the test because the teacher didn't follow the rubric. "

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another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

An additional one of the same kind.

"There is one sterling and here is another"