inadequately

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Recent Examples of inadequately Inspectors saw an employee inadequately reheating veggie meat. Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025 If soils have been dry or inadequately irrigated, consider harvesting nearly ripe fruit before rainstorm events to avoid cracking. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025 Before the advent of electronic health records (EHRs), these encounters were often inadequately documented. Sameer Ather, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadequately
Adverb
  • Most available positions are informal, poorly compensated and offer little stability or room for career growth.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • If reserves prove insufficient—or are poorly disclosed—confidence can collapse overnight.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • His brother had been badly damaged by scandal when the family's British tabloids were found to have hacked into mobile phone voicemails and otherwise violated people's privacy.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
  • There’s one episode that really stuck with me about a woman who had been bullied badly in middle school.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 Sep. 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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“Inadequately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadequately. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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