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inadequately
[in-ad-i-kwit] 
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inadequately
[in-ad-i-kwit]
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | insufficiently |
| Synonyms: | badly, deficiently, incompetently, incompletely, ineffectively, ineffectually, inefficiently, ineptly, meagerly, not enough, partially, partly, perfunctorily, scantily |
| Main Entry: | partly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | not completely |
| Synonyms: | at best, at least, at most, at worst, bit by bit, by degrees, carelessly, halfway, in a general way, in bits and pieces, in part, in some measure, in some ways, inadequately, incompletely, insufficiently, little by little, measurably, not entirely, not fully, not strictly speaking, not wholly, notably, noticeably, partially, piece by piece, piecemeal, relatively, slightly, so far as possible, somewhat, to a certain degree, to a certain extent, up to a certain point, within limits |
| Notes: | partially means 'incompletely'; partly means 'in part' |
| Antonyms: | completely, totally, wholly |
| Main Entry: | poorly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | unsatisfactorily |
| Synonyms: | badly, crudely, defectively, inadequately, incompetently, inexpertly, inferiorly, insufficiently, meanly, shabbily, unsuccessfully |
| Antonyms: | satisfactorily, well |
| Main Entry: | improperly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | poorly |
| Synonyms: | awkwardly, badly, clumsily, inadequately, inappropriately |
| Main Entry: | inaccurately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | inexactly |
| Synonyms: | badly, clumsily, crudely, inadequately, incorrectly, mistakenly |
| Main Entry: | incompletely |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | imperfectly |
| Synonyms: | faultily, inadequately, not completely, not entirely |
| Main Entry: | indifferently |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | rather badly |
| Synonyms: | inadequately, not very well, poorly |
| Main Entry: | ineffectively |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | inefficiently |
| Synonyms: | badly, inadequately, ineffectually, inefficaciously, poorly, weakly |
| Main Entry: | inefficiently |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | ineffectively |
| Synonyms: | badly, carelessly, inadequately, unproductively, wastefully |
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