deficiently

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deficiently
Adverb
  • Pro-Russian militia, some of them well-equipped with tanks, popped up across the region, quickly taking the cities of Luhansk and Donetsk from what was then an ill-prepared and poorly motivated Ukrainian military.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Konate is out wide, covering for Endo, and is poorly positioned.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • After making his first kick from 30 yards, Moody missed the 53-yarder badly to the left.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Levante’s players, coach and staff played a big role in providing crucial supplies and support when the team’s home city of Valencia was badly flooded last October.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Remember, too much of a good thing can turn bad quickly!
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • 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 26 Aug. 2025.

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