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
Poorly is a synonym for deficiently. In some cases you can use "Poorly" instead an adverb "Deficiently".
Nearby Words: deficient, deficiency
Poorly
Poorly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.
Usage example: he tends to perform poorly on standardized tests
Deficiently is a synonym for poorly in badly topic. You can use "Deficiently" instead an adverb "Poorly".
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