faultily
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7.6
- adverb
- /ˈfɔːltɪli/
- He faultily interpreted the data, which caused significant misunderstandings in the project.
Examples
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The instructions were followed faultily, leading to multiple errors in the final report.
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There are two problems: first, all the supposed cost savings are faultily based on terminal patient care statistics from Dartmouth; and second, the guidelines will soon influence the tort system, so that any doctor deviating from the recommendations will be legally vulnerable.
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The prototype was faultily designed, resulting in its failure during the initial tests.
Synonyms
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2.7
In a way that is not correct or fair
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3.1
In a wrong way because someone made an error
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1.7
In the wrong way
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3.4
In a way that is wrong or not suitable for the situation
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6.7
In a mistaken way
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4.2
In a way that is not correct or exact
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3.7
In a way that is not perfect
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6.7
In a way that does not work properly
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8.0
In a wrong or wandering way that strays from what is expected
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How Faulty
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Etymology
Faultily comes from the common word fault, which means 'mistake' or 'defect', plus the adverb ending -ily that means 'in a way'. So, faultily describes doing something in a mistaken or defective way.