Results
Definition of faultily :
In a faulty manner.
Synonyms:
inappropriately, amiss, unsuitably, inaptly
erroneously (part of speech: adverb)
defectively, illogically
wrongly (part of speech: adverb)
fallaciously, badly, mistakenly, illegally, incorrectly, improperly, erroneously, inaccurately, falsely, aberrantly, wrongly
imperfectly (part of speech: adverb)
imperfectly, deficiently, incompletely, inadequately
Usage examples:
- On the other hand, the man of scattered and unfruitful pleasures, the man of merely clear conscience, pure life, unstained reputation, with his boast of rites observed, and ceremonies performed, and laws unbroken, " faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly null," is the man above all others whom Aristotle cannot endure. - "The Five Great Philosophies of Life", William de Witt Hyde.
- Some speak of three, and name them faultily. - "The Grammar of English Grammars", Goold Brown.
- Indeed its great fault in the eyes of its admirers to- day, the single one agreed upon by every critic that has ever understood and loved Gregoriev's work, is that this alone, of all his creations, is over- polished: faultily faultless. - "The Genius", Margaret Horton Potter.