as in poorly
in an unsatisfactory way
she did the job quickly, but inadequately
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Recent Examples of inadequately
Social media companies, from Meta to X, have largely abandoned any attempt at moderating content on their platforms, having previously (albeit inadequately) attempted some form of fact-checking and take-downs of incendiary material and flagrant disinformation.
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Time, 20 Sep. 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
Time, 20 Sep. 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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Luis Gil continued to pitch poorly, proving the questions around why the Yankees started him in the first place were warranted.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The episode reflects poorly on Your Party’s leadership, but that’s not the only obstacle the project is up against.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Hamlin wanted that race win badly, but securing the runner-up position meant he is placed fourth in the standings.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Spurs did not just play badly against Glimt; they were battered.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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