inadequately
inadequately adverb: in an inadequate manner.
Adverb
inadequately (comparative more inadequately, superlative most inadequately)
- In an inadequate manner.
- Open carriages tend to be draughty and inadequately heated. The passenger in them has no escape from the annoyance of squalling babies, boisterous drunks, and riotous teddy-boys, who may be at the far end of the coach but whose din cannot be shut out.1959 February, “Letters to the Editor: Open-Type Coaches on B.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 135
Antonyms of inadequately
Forms of inadequately
| comparative | more inadequately |
|---|---|
| superlative | most inadequately |
Origin of inadequately
From inadequate + -ly.
Questions about inadequately
- What does inadequately mean?
- Inadequately means in an inadequate manner.
- What part of speech is inadequately?
- Inadequately is an adverb.
Words near inadequately in the dictionary
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