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faultily adverb uk /ˈfɒl.təl.i/ us /ˈfɑːl.təl.i/ in a way that is not done perfectly or does not work correctly: It was found that the engine had been fitted faultily. The smoke detectors have been performing faultily for months, which poses a real risk. The inquest into the incident found that the gun had been faultily loaded. The reason that our heating has been coming on at strange times is that it's been faultily programmed. He was embarrassed when he thought about how faultily he had tried to express his feelings. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Machines - Functioning action actuator deactivation engaged faulty fire someone up function as something/someone functioning light operative peg play something up power power (something) up refire reset road self-driving tick working
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