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faultily

adverb

Definition of faultilynext
as in incorrectly
in a mistaken or inappropriate way discovered that the foreign ambassador's statement had been faultily translated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faultily
  1. incorrectly
  2. mistakenly
  3. erroneously
Adverb
  • Muse incorrectly responds that such an action isn’t possible.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
  • An earlier version of this story incorrectly said the Federal Reserve under Jerome Powell started cutting rates after inflation started to climb.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of incorrectly
Adverb
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents mistakenly detained a US citizen in a Chicago suburb Sunday morning, leaving him on the ground with various injuries, according to local authorities.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, police in Evanston, Illinois, are investigating an incident in which a man reported injuries to his head, neck and teeth after ICE officers mistakenly targeted him.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of mistakenly
Adverb
  • The officer was responding to a mental health crisis call, involving what was erroneously reported as fireworks but turned out to be gunfire, authorities said.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The certification for this device was granted erroneously and has been set aside by the FCC and removed from our public database.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of erroneously
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“Faultily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faultily. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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