All inadequately synonyms
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I i adv inadequately
- partially — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- badly — If something is done badly or goes badly, it is not very successful or effective.
- incompetently — not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable: an incompetent candidate.
- incompletely — not complete; lacking some part.
- ineffectively — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- inefficiently — not efficient; unable to effect or achieve the desired result with reasonable economy of means.
- meagerly — deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
- partly — in part; to some extent or degree; partially; not wholly: His statement is partly true.
- deficient — If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.
- ineffectually — not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
- ineptly — without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
- perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- scantily — scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.
adverb inadequately
- insufficiently — not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
- poorly — in a poor manner or way: The team played poorly.
- scarcely — barely; hardly; not quite: The light is so dim we can scarcely see.
- scantly — barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
- deficiently — In a deficient manner.
- defectively — having a defect or flaw; faulty; imperfect: a defective machine.
- imperfectly — of, relating to, or characterized by defects or weaknesses: imperfect vision.
- hopelessly — In a way that shows or causes despair.
- in-capable of — not capable.
- unsatisfactory — not satisfactory; not satisfying or meeting one's demands; inadequate.