Decently and Deficiently
Opposite meaning words
Decently
Decently adverb - In a satisfactory way.
Usage example: her latest novel is selling decently, if not spectacularly
Deficiently is an antonym for decently.
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
Decently is an antonym for deficiently.
Nearby Words: deficient, deficiency
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