as in poorly
in an unsatisfactory way
she did the job quickly, but inadequately
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Recent Examples of inadequately
Each said the department's practices are inadequately protecting students.
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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
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
Kennedy has long called for an investigation into childhood shots, saying they have been inadequately studied.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025
Before the advent of electronic health records (EHRs), these encounters were often inadequately documented.
—Sameer Ather, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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
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
Kennedy has long called for an investigation into childhood shots, saying they have been inadequately studied.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 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
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Multiple bettors placed high-stakes wagers on Rozier to perform poorly before the game, all of which won.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The referendum also performed poorly in parts of north Mecklenburg west of Interstate 77, despite support for the plan in many precincts in the north to the east of the interstate.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Baltimore will badly need to add talented young players on affordable contracts to balance the team’s top-heavy salary structure.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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The stock was very narrowly up for the year, badly trailing the broader market and Amazon's megacap peers.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 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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“Inadequately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inadequately. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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