Badly
Badly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.
Usage example: I'm afraid you performed quite badly in our last rehearsal
Nearby Word: bad
Correctly
Correctly adverb - In a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose.
Both words in one sentence
- The Nostalgia Chick convinces Todd in the Shadows to review Crossroads (2002) with her by playing "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" sufficiently badly on his piano that he steps in to play it correctly.
Source: Blunder Correcting Impulse
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