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Meanings of inadequately in English

In an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree.

Usage of inadequately in English
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Aim: People with diabetes have contraceptive needs that have been inadequately addressed.
Pubmed
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City and county councillors are inadequately paid, said Independent Senator Gerard Craughwell.
The Irish Times
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Complaints to customer service lines would go either unanswered or inadequately addressed.
Wired
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One had a sense of tension and energy that was inadequately confined.
Answered prayers
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That would enable investors to avoid it if they felt inadequately protected.
Reuters
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And one half of respondents said they felt inadequately secured in taxis.
The Irish Times
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Context: Menstrual cycle hormone patterns in women approaching menopause are inadequately studied.
Pubmed
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His words and actions do but inadequately reveal the being he is.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 / A Mag...
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Mere water inadequately applied feeds the fire, but carbonic acid gas never.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882
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But I must translate inadequately, for the grammar and phrasing were Elodesque.
The Mountebank
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But I never saw anything like it before, I ended, most inadequately.
The Metal Monster
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D'ye see those persons, just past Umfraville, so inadequately disguised as gentlemen?
The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes)
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The global financial crisis exposed the perils of inadequately regulated markets.
The Guardian
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Children who are inadequately treated for depression often experience greater dysfunction.
Pubmed
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Increasing numbers of children are hungry at school and inadequately dressed.
Radio NZ
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The staff that were on duty were inadequately trained, he said.
Radio NZ
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