Once before, he had been called on to make an important choice and chosen badly.

Would the public choose badly if it had better guidance?

Unfortunately, the hour was badly chosen for a private conference.

I was using a figure of speech, and a badly chosen one at that.

Still, badly chosen passwords aren't such a big deal, are they?

One badly chosen word, and if he was lucky he'd only be sent home in disgrace.

However, unfortunately for this channel, the two victims had been badly chosen.

I was using a figure of speech, and a badly chosen one at that Let's put the problem on more concrete terms.

If so, you chose badly, as by now you are aware.

Perhaps the target has been badly chosen or perhaps it is not clearly seen.