Correctly
Correctly adverb - In a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose.
Usage example: dressed correctly for an appearance in court
Improperly
Improperly adverb - In a mistaken or inappropriate way.
Usage example: the manufacturer's warranty is no longer valid if the appliance is used improperly
Nearby Word: improper
Both words in one sentence
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Once in a blue moon, they'll actually work correctly, and the failure will be due to the agents using it improperly.
Source: Comic Book / Mortadelo y Filemón -
Improperly Placed Firearms: The British soldiers who recapture Fleming carry World War II Lee Enfield bolt-action rifles and a German MP40 submachine gun (the soldiers in the first serial are correctly armed with L1A1 self-loading rifles).
Source: Series / A for Andromeda -
From Chapter 40, we never figure out what Kaguya did to break her foot besides what she did afterwards and that it concerned her not setting the bones correctly, allowing it to improperly heal, requiring her to need her large shoe for said foot.
Source: Fan Fic / Gensokyo 20XX
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