inadequately

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadequately
Adverb
  • Sadly, these examples of a once widespread but still poorly known culture had been ploughed back into the earth.
    Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
  • But each effort is half-hearted and poorly formed outside of Yeoh herself.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • Those questions gave an early indication that the trial was going badly for CNN.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Many of the anti-unification arguments Hitchens faced in the 1980s have aged badly—chief among them the assertion that Athens won’t be an adequate home for them because of instability, pollution, and a lack of infrastructure.
    Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 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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