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  • 41imperfectly — Synonyms and related words: a bit, a little, barely, by a hair, by an ace, defectively, deficiently, ever so little, exiguously, faintly, faultily, feebly, hardly, inadequately, inappreciably, incompletely, inconsequentially, insignificantly,… …

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  • 42inadequately — Synonyms and related words: by halves, defectively, deficiently, dissatisfactorily, faultily, imperfectly, in half measures, in installments, inadeptly, inadmissibly, inaptly, incapably, incompetently, incompletely, inefficiently, ineptly,… …

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  • 43incompletely — Synonyms and related words: after a fashion, appreciably, at any rate, at best, at least, at most, at the least, at the most, at the outside, at worst, by halves, comparatively, defectively, deficiently, detectably, fairly, faultily, imperfectly …

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  • 44partially — Synonyms and related words: after a fashion, appreciably, at any rate, at best, at least, at most, at the least, at the most, at the outside, at worst, by halves, comparatively, defectively, deficiently, detectably, fairly, faultily, imperfectly …

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  • 45badly — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [In an ineffectual or incompetent manner] Syn. wrongly, imperfectly, ineffectively, inefficiently, poorly, unsatisfactorily, crudely, boorishly, unskillfully, defectively, weakly, haphazardly, clumsily, carelessly,… …

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  • 46poorly — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [In an inferior manner] Syn. defectively, crudely, unsuccessfully; see badly 1 , inadequately . 2. [*Ill] Syn. indisposed, ailing, unwell; see sick . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Chiefly Regional. Suffering from or …

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  • 47defective — mid 14c., from M.Fr. défectif (14c.) and directly from L.L. defectivus, from defect , pp. stem of deficere (see DEFICIENT (Cf. deficient)). A euphemism for mentally ill from 1898 to c.1935. Related: Defectively; defectiveness …

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  • 48deficiently — adv. in a deficient manner, defectively, with impairments …

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  • 49faultily — adv. defectively, imperfectly, in a flawed manner …

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  • 50imperfectly — adv. in an imperfect manner, defectively …

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