as in poorly
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Recent Examples of ineptly
The collapse of the Constitution’s balance of powers between three branches of government got us into an unneeded war conducted ineptly.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Dancing the Poznan really ineptly, mind you, but dancing nonetheless.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Somehow this ineptly plotted affair lured Keke Palmer into its lair and her comedy chops all but gets handcuffed by an illogical, unfunny screenplay.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Dancing the Poznan really ineptly, mind you, but dancing nonetheless.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Somehow this ineptly plotted affair lured Keke Palmer into its lair and her comedy chops all but gets handcuffed by an illogical, unfunny screenplay.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineptly
Adverb
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Pratt framed both Bass and Raman as representatives of a failing City Hall leadership, arguing Los Angeles had become increasingly unsafe, unaffordable and poorly managed under current leadership.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Walgreens was performing poorly financially and then-CEO Tim Wentworth decided the giant pharmacy chain needed to close many hundreds — maybe more than 1,000 — of its money-losing stores around the country.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
Adverb
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As was mentioned in your editorial, the Broward school district has been incompetently managed, wasteful and corrupt for years.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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The information the city provided to win passage of a ballot measure in 2022 allowing this fee was incompetently inaccurate.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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When Wagner was healthy in the first four games, Cunningham was still getting his points, but getting them inefficiently, struggling to find rhythm against Wagner’s length and discipline.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Hundreds of millions of dollars earmarked for homelessness remain unspent or inefficiently deployed.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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“Ineptly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineptly. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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