as in poorly
in an unsatisfactory way
she did the job quickly, but inadequately
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Recent Examples of inadequately
The attorney general's office also said, because the district did not show how the plaintiffs could only inadequately represent them, intervention of right was not an available option, and that intervention would unnecessarily prolong the case.
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Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2026
The titular role highlighted her distinctive looks and personality including long blonde hair and an attitude sometimes inadequately described as pouty.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 28 Dec. 2025
Ditto for if a person is inadequately dressed or exposed to wind that strips away the thin insulating layer of warm air near the skin.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
The restaurant was inadequately reheating foods inside the steam table, including black beans, tomato sauce and mashed potatoes.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Each said the department's practices are inadequately protecting students.
—Danielle Duclos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Fueling your body inadequately will leave you feeling dissatisfied and undernourished.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Decades of underfunding and under-research mean women are still diagnosed late, treated inadequately, and left to manage conditions that could have been prevented or better addressed.
—Maria Shriver, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
For most of the nearly 20% of kindergartners who haven’t had their full schedule of shots, their families have never requested an exemption; the children are simply inadequately immunized.
—Jason Kane, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2026
The titular role highlighted her distinctive looks and personality including long blonde hair and an attitude sometimes inadequately described as pouty.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 28 Dec. 2025
Ditto for if a person is inadequately dressed or exposed to wind that strips away the thin insulating layer of warm air near the skin.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
The restaurant was inadequately reheating foods inside the steam table, including black beans, tomato sauce and mashed potatoes.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Each said the department's practices are inadequately protecting students.
—Danielle Duclos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Fueling your body inadequately will leave you feeling dissatisfied and undernourished.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Decades of underfunding and under-research mean women are still diagnosed late, treated inadequately, and left to manage conditions that could have been prevented or better addressed.
—Maria Shriver, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
For most of the nearly 20% of kindergartners who haven’t had their full schedule of shots, their families have never requested an exemption; the children are simply inadequately immunized.
—Jason Kane, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inadequately
Adverb
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Both schools shot poorly from 3-point range, with the Trojans at 5 for 32 (16%) while Maryland was 4 for 16 (25%).—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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The index was dragged down yesterday largely because the Mag 7 performed so poorly.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
15 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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People behaving badly is on them.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Respecting Nature During a Superbloom The Internet is full of news stories about tourists behaving badly during a superbloom.—
Outside,
Outside,
15 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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And it’s been replaced by the grim reality that this team is one bad-looking MRI away from downright irrelevance.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 Nov. 2025
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Pull leftovers that still need to be eaten to the front, along with any foods that are going to go bad soon.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Nov. 2025
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“Inadequately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadequately. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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