Adequately and Incorrectly

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Adequately adverb - In a satisfactory way.

Usage example: we weren't completely bowled over by the performance, but the band certainly played more than adequately

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Incorrectly is an antonym for adequately.

Nearby Words: adequate, adequacy, adequation

Incorrectly adverb - In a mistaken or inappropriate way.

Usage example: you incorrectly identified the part of speech of one of the words in the sentence

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Adequately is an antonym for incorrectly.

Nearby Words: incorrect, incorrectness

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