as in poorly
in an unsatisfactory way
the road to the mountain lodge is so deficiently marked that we had a terrible time finding it
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Adverb
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The find, made by scientists at Waseda University and Tohoku University in Japan, challenges long-standing theories and suggests that the key physical processes operating in the young cosmos remain poorly understood.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Jan. 2026 -
But council member Cara Mendelsohn, whose district includes the Renner Frankford Branch, said the plan was poorly executed.—
Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The San Diego Union reported that the 34-year-old waiter at Little America Westgate Hotel had been badly beaten and stabbed multiple times.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Dunn died, Grusing was seriously hurt and two other people on scene were also badly injured.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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And it’s been replaced by the grim reality that this team is one bad-looking MRI away from downright irrelevance.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 Nov. 2025
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Pull leftovers that still need to be eaten to the front, along with any foods that are going to go bad soon.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Nov. 2025
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“Deficiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deficiently. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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