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Definition of inadequately:
Synonyms for inadequately:
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imperfectly (part of speech: adverb)
- deficiently,
- imperfectly,
- incompletely,
- faultily,
- defectively
- deficiently (part of speech: adverb)
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impotently (part of speech: adverb)
- incapably,
- impotently,
- incompetently,
- powerlessly,
- weakly,
- feebly
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insufficiently (part of speech: adverb)
- ineffectually,
- inefficiently,
- partly,
- miserly,
- meagerly,
- not enough,
- deficiently,
- not in sufficient quantity,
- not of sufficient quality,
- scantily,
- to a limited degree,
- not up to snuff,
- insufficiently,
- poorly,
- not up to specifications,
- niggardly,
- sparsely,
- ineptly,
- not up to standards,
- perfunctorily,
- scarcely,
- skimpily,
- stingily,
- partially,
- badly,
- not fulfilling requirements,
- in a limited manner
- uselessly (part of speech: adverb)
Usage examples:
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Fine as is Rossetti's poetry and fine as are his paintings, they but inadequately represent the man.
- "Aylwin", Theodore Watts-Dunton. -
Italy's cause was therefore inadequately served.
- "The Inside Story Of The Peace Conference", Emile Joseph Dillon. -
And yet it is allowed, and made a topic of grievous lamentation, that the religious wants of the country are most inadequately supplied; and such, indeed, we believe to be the fact.
- "Diary in America, Series One", Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat).