as in unsatisfactorily
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Adverb
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Many countries are not on track to meet their NDCs or have set targets that are insufficiently ambitious.—
Sophie Yeo,
The Dial,
4 Nov. 2025 -
Semafor first reported the withdrawal of Isaacman's nomination on Saturday afternoon, after which other publications confirmed the news and ran the same statement from the White House, which implies that Isaacman had been judged insufficiently MAGA for the job.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Each said the department's practices are inadequately protecting students.—
Danielle DuClos,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Fueling your body inadequately will leave you feeling dissatisfied and undernourished.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
10 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Campus protesters in the United States unwisely adopted slogans that were open to misinterpretation.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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My partner’s refusal to be comforted by this institutional food struck me sometimes as pointlessly obstructive and at other times as a sign of self-respect.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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Few endeavors could signal virtue as pointlessly or gratuitously.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Undesirably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undesirably. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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