as in inadequately
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Recent Examples of insufficiently
Strained by industrial and agricultural demand and mismanagement, and insufficiently replenished by rainfall and snow melt, three-quarters of the world's population now live in areas where the water is drying up beneath our feet.
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Kelly Parsons, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
But the city at first only confirmed that the building owner had complied with the ordinance in an insufficiently official email, Meister said.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Perhaps sensing that Longoria is an insufficiently load-bearing celebrity, the producers opt to shoehorn Reynolds and Mac into the story.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Kelly Parsons, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
But the city at first only confirmed that the building owner had complied with the ordinance in an insufficiently official email, Meister said.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Perhaps sensing that Longoria is an insufficiently load-bearing celebrity, the producers opt to shoehorn Reynolds and Mac into the story.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insufficiently
Adverb
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Inspectors saw an employee inadequately reheating veggie meat.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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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
Adverb
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In numerous offices, devices remain unencrypted, backup systems are improperly configured and software updates are postponed due to operational interruptions.—
Tarun Eldho Alias,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The car company run by Elon Musk asked a federal court Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to victims of a deadly crash, arguing that their lawyers had misled the jury by improperly bringing up the billionaire during the trial.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
30 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The third victim, Nayci said, was in the pool when Ramos-Aviles first touched her inappropriately.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Garzon did not listen as the woman again told him to stop, pulled her pants down and touched her inappropriately, prosecutors said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Insufficiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insufficiently. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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