Badly
Badly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.
Usage example: I'm afraid you performed quite badly in our last rehearsal
Incorrectly is a synonym for badly in poorly topic. In some cases you can use "Incorrectly" instead an adverb "Badly".
Nearby Word: bad
Incorrectly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Used particularly badly in one episode of Extreme Ghostbusters, where a ghost modeled on the Sphinx asks this of its victims and renders those who answer incorrectly into helpless, mindless beings.
Source: Riddle of the Sphinx - His win quotes largely consist of badly pronounced Japanese, he wrote the character for "Death" incorrectly on his shirt (though his calligraphy is very good), and his weapons are katanas and jittes (weapons used by police in the Edo period).
Source: Occidental Otaku
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