| Main Entry: | improperly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | poorly |
Synonyms: |
awkwardly, badly, clumsily, inadequately, inappropriately |
| Main Entry: | amiss |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | wrongly; defectively |
Synonyms: |
afield, afoul, badly, erringly, erroneously, faultily, improperly, inappropriately, incorrectly, mistakenly, out of turn, unfavorably, unsuitably |
Antonyms: |
good, right, well |
| Main Entry: | badly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | immorally |
Synonyms: |
criminally, evilly, improperly, naughtily, shamefully, unethically, wickedly |
| Notes: | badly is an adverb to describe an activity; bad is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
Antonyms: |
morally |
| Main Entry: | unduly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | excessively |
Synonyms: |
disproportionately, ever, extravagantly, extremely, illegally, immensely, immoderately, improperly, indecorously, inordinately, out of proportion, over, overfull, overly, overmuch, too, underhandedly, unfairly, unjustifiably, unjustly, unnecessarily, unreasonably |
Antonyms: |
moderately, reasonably, sensibly |
| Main Entry: | act up (malfunction) |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | to malfunction |
Synonyms: |
break, break down, conk out, fail, function go on the blink, improperly, jam, malfunction, not work, stall, stop running |
Antonyms: |
function properly |
| Main Entry: | wrongly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | incorrectly |
Synonyms: |
awkwardly, erroneously, improperly, imprudently, inappropriately, unnaturally, unsuitably |
| Main Entry: | overmuch |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | unduly |
Synonyms: |
disproportionately, ever, excessively, extravagantly, extremely, illegally, immensely, immoderately, improperly, indecorously, inordinately, out of proportion, over, overfull, overly, too, underhandedly, unfairly, unjustifiably, unjustly, unnecessarily, unreasonably |