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imperfectly

ADVERB
badly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awkwardly clumsily poorly
WEAK
abominably blunderingly carelessly crudely defectively erroneously faultily feebly haphazardly incompetently ineffectively ineptly maladroitly negligently shoddily stupidly unfavorably unfortunately unsatisfactorily unskillfully unsuccessfully weakly wrong wrongly
Antonyms
WEAK
adequately calmly little mildly morally
ADVERB
miserably
Synonyms
STRONGEST
badly
WEAK
deplorably inadequately unsatisfactorily wretchedly

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Producer Jack Antonoff has described making Sabrina Carpenter's Please, Please, Please with physical instruments, played imperfectly, as a reaction to the clinical nature of modern pop.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Mr. Berry is also drawn to continuity and coherence: His writing conjures the connectedness and simple moral clarity that the people of Port William imperfectly aspire to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

These principles, though imperfectly implemented, have proven invaluable to Americans.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 13, 2025

That requirement, even when imperfectly applied, reflects a recognition that the home is not merely private.

From Slate • Jul. 3, 2025

The magic of this land only imperfectly captured the magic of the dragons.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep