unpromisingly

adverb

as in insufficiently

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpromisingly
  1. insufficiently
  2. inadequately
  3. wrongly
  4. mistakenly
  5. inappropriately
  6. improperly
  7. incorrectly
Adverb
  • Like Alito’s paisanes, my Mexican family was also demonized for supposedly being insufficiently American and posing a threat to national unity.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • At times, some groups may feel overlooked or insufficiently welcomed, reminding us that inclusion is a value that must continually be expanded and reaffirmed.
    — Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of insufficiently
Adverb
  • Undermanned in the middle and inadequately equipped on the back end, Holland, a septuagenarian with four Stanley Cup rings, will have to earn every word of his reputation this summer.
    — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 28 June 2026
  • As medetomidine spreads across the country, jails that are still inadequately prepared to treat opioid withdrawal alone could face an onslaught of severe cases.
    — Hannah Harris Green, STAT, 26 June 2026
Definition of inadequately
Adverb
  • Robinson plays Henry, an enslaved person working on a plantation in Texas who’s wrongly accused of raping his master’s wife.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • And getting criticized as Pusilic has—rightly or wrongly—can add injury to injury.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of wrongly
Adverb
  • Many mistakenly viewed the effort as little more than the late Pat Williams’ final passion project.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026
  • Texas Melt Any first-timers might mistakenly make their way only through the most obvious options—classic breakfast plates and waffles—but the Texas Melts have always been perhaps the most delectable category on the menu.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
Definition of mistakenly
Adverb
  • In the 2003 film, the Dan Band’s sweaty, inappropriately exuberant version of the ’80s power ballad upstages Will Ferrell’s wedding.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The governor’s office inappropriately used $421,822 meant for their own office to subsidize other agencies.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Definition of inappropriately
Adverb
  • The restaurant also had to discard food like roast beef, noodles, egg whites, rice and sausage after it was found to be improperly stored in the walk-in cooler.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
  • If the bill becomes law and the county challenges it, Pio Roda said county attorneys could argue that the state had improperly intruded into a local matter.
    — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Definition of improperly
Adverb
  • Correction, July 14 The original version of this story incorrectly described Rock's place of residence.
    — Kara Nesvig, Time, 14 July 2026
  • Ordinarily, fans would presume mistaken identity would apply if the yellow card had been incorrectly shown to a player other than Paredes.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of incorrectly
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