10
inadequately(adverb, insufficiently, imperfectly)
8
imperfectly(adverb, imperfectly)
8
incompletely(adverb, incompletely, imperfectly)
7
insufficiently(adverb, incompletely, insufficiently)
6
scantily(adverb, incompletely, insufficiently, compactly)
5
defectively(adverb, imperfectly)
5
partially(adverb, incompletely)
5
poorly(adverb, insufficiently)
4
badly
4
faultily(adverb, imperfectly)
4
meagerly(adverb, insufficiently, compactly)
4
scarcely(adverb, insufficiently)
4
shortly(adverb, compactly)
4
unsatisfactorily(adverb, incompletely)
3
niggardly(adverb, insufficiently, compactly)
2
fractionally(adverb, incompletely)
2
minimally(adverb, compactly)
2
minutely(adverb, compactly)
2
miserly(adverb, insufficiently, compactly)
2
modestly(adverb, compactly)
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