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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Champions League trophies are what coaches — including Ancelotti, whose hopes of a sixth are fading — desire and Emery scores poorly on that front.—
Justin Guthrie,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025 -
Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic and Guinea-Bissau all score poorly on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index.—
Richard Aidoo,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Consider gold, an investment that usually does well when stocks and bonds do badly.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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The fire badly damaged the inside of the large room that is often used for entertaining crowds and art displays.—
Time,
Time,
14 Apr. 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 20 Apr. 2025.
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