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inadequately

How many syllables in inadequately?

  5 syllables

Divide inadequately into syllables:   in-ad-e-quate-ly
Stressed syllable in inadequately:   in-ad-e-quate-ly
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Synonyms for inadequately


2 syllables
  • badly
  • weakly
  • little
3 syllables
  • ineptly
  • meagerly
5 syllables
6 syllables
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