faultily

In flawed fashion

In a faulty manner—defectively, imperfectly, or with errors.

The word appears most often in technical or formal contexts: The device was faultily wired.

She argued that the study had been faultily designed from the start.

manner

incorrectly

In a mistaken way

inadequately · poorly · badly · erroneously · inaccurately · imprecisely · unsoundly · sloppily · carelessly · negligently

malfunction

defectively

In a flawed manner

erratically · inconsistently · glitchily · unstably · sporadically · jerkily · haltingly

error

mistakenly

In an incorrect manner

misguidedly · fallaciously · invalidly · unsoundly · illogically · speciously · spuriously · falsely · untruthfully · deceptively

Opposites
correctness of execution

faultilycorrectly

In accurate manner

flawlessly · perfectly · faultlessly · accurately · properly

Family

faulting, faultiness

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G