as in poorly
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unskillfully
Adverb
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However, a number of attendees posted negative comments about the event on social media, with many claiming that the experience was chaotic and poorly organized.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Unlike Tom and Jasmine’s cakes, however, his Victoria sponge is totally gross and poorly made.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Dancing the Poznan really ineptly, mind you, but dancing nonetheless.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Somehow this ineptly plotted affair lured Keke Palmer into its lair and her comedy chops all but gets handcuffed by an illogical, unfunny screenplay.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Kings lost Vladislav Gavrikov to free agency, spent that money inefficiently on Cody Ceci and Brian Dumoulin, and then gave up Jordan Spence for good measure.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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The information the city provided to win passage of a ballot measure in 2022 allowing this fee was incompetently inaccurate.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Unskillfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unskillfully. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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