as in unsatisfactorily
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Recent Examples of undesirably
Both of these species are large aquatic rodents that influence ecosystems – beaver dam building changes how water moves, sometimes undesirably for land owners, while nutria are non-native and damaging to wetlands.
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Alex Jensen, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
While some liners deliver an undesirably smudge-effect, Victoria Beckham Beauty perfectly plumps.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
Alex Jensen, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
While some liners deliver an undesirably smudge-effect, Victoria Beckham Beauty perfectly plumps.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undesirably
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
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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
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The plaintiffs—seven Syrian nationals, together with advocacy organizations—argued that the administration’s decision was arbitrary, inadequately justified, and motivated by impermissible considerations.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Nov. 2025
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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
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Then, as England’s defenders desperately appealed for handball, Maradona somewhat unwisely celebrated by repeatedly raising his left fist to the crowd, replicating his decisive touch.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Britain’s Labour government unwisely grants the Communist regime a prime location in London.—
Iain Duncan Smith,
Washington Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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Don’t be pointlessly inscrutable.—
Kim Scott,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Matvei Michkov, rather than sensing the developing danger, pointlessly floated around at the top of the Flyers’ defensive zone.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Undesirably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undesirably. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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