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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Shifting the Narrative Fostering remains poorly understood.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025 -
When done poorly, plastic can look and feel cheap, resulting in less durable devices that show more wear over time.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
Adverb
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The soldier had been badly injured in a shootout in Kursk with a Ukrainian fighter from the 8th regiment whose call sign is Bulat.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
16 June 2025
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The officers are not believed to have been badly hurt and were released from Bellevue Hospital Monday evening.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2025
Adverb
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Remember, too much of a good thing can turn bad quickly!—
Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
3 Apr. 2024
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That started off bad and got better.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2023
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“Deficiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deficiently. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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