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Contexts Opposite of in a competent or skillful manner Opposite of to do something without difficulty Opposite of in an efficient or effective manner Opposite of in a manner showing clever resourcefulness Adverb ▲ Opposite of in a competent or skillful manner amateurishly artlessly incapably incompetently inefficiently ineptly inexpertly poorly unskillfully unpretentiously unaffectedly ingenuously guilelessly sincerely naturally unfeignedly inadequately badly clumsily awkwardly inelegantly gracelessly maladroitly gawkily bunglingly ungracefully fumblingly sloppily with difficulty unmasterfully unskilfully crudely unadroitly lumberingly inferiorly defectively inaptly ham-fistedly gauchely stumblingly uncouthly carelessly Adverb ▲ Opposite of to do something without difficulty laboriously complicatedly arduously strenuously exhaustingly grindingly tiringly painfully assiduously awkwardly back-breakingly burdensomely clumsily difficultly diligently fatiguingly gracelessly gruelinglyUS gruellinglyUK ham-handedly hardly hellishly indefatigably industriously ineptly intensely intently maladroitly meticulously mightily painstakingly sedulously thoroughly tirelessly toilsomely unskillfully wearisomely wearyingly with difficulty “As we laboriously went through each box, we marked them off in our spreadsheet.” Adverb ▲ Opposite of in an efficient or effective manner ineffectively inefficiently unproductively unsuccessfully effectually futilely vainly fruitlessly hopelessly uselessly poorly badly feebly weakly ineffectually inefficaciously carelessly inadequately wastefully in vain incompetently ineptly unsuitably deficiently incapably clumsily inexpertly unacceptably unsatisfactorily maladroitly blunderingly shoddily erroneously negligently crudely imperfectly stupidly unqualifiedly unskillfully unfitly inaptly unably mediocrely unskilfully ignorantly bunglingly amateurishly unhandily idiotically slowly substandardly inferiorly inexperiencedly miserably horrendously indecently horribly unbearably intolerably awfully deplorably terribly horridly insufficiently dreadfully inappropriately incorrectly disastrously amateurly unprofessionally unethically acutely improperly extremely deeply severely wrongly evilly wickedly greatly awkwardly shamefully naughtily unfortunately wrong abominably painfully unfavorablyUS faultily roughly criminally haphazardly seriously exceedingly hard gravely defectively intensely unintelligently pathetically profitlessly unavailingly unfruitfully unfavourablyUK adversely inauspiciously lucklessly gainlessly worthlessly without success ill-fatedly without result failing repeatedly “A man who exercises his faculties but does so inefficiently or badly cannot be said to be making a success of his life.” Adverb ▲ Opposite of in a manner showing clever resourcefulness unwisely Find more words! 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