Acceptably and Deficiently
Opposite meaning words
Acceptably
Acceptably adverb - In a satisfactory way.
Usage example: the previous renters had left the cottage's kitchen acceptably clean
Deficiently is an antonym for acceptably.
Deficiently
Deficiently adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.
Usage example: the road to the mountain lodge is so deficiently marked that we had a terrible time finding it
Acceptably is an antonym for deficiently.
Nearby Words: deficient, deficiency
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