undesirably
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Those forces could keep inflation undesirably rapid even if supply chains unsnarl and fuel prices continue to fall.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
“We expect inflation to remain undesirably high for some time.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2022
Nor does the measure address the credit-card companies, student lenders and other legitimate businesses that also ring consumers’ smartphones and landline numbers — legally, if undesirably — throughout the day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2019
After initially informing me of the rarity of this painful, disfiguring, and undesirably rare skin disease, my dermatologist helpfully added that I was the worst case he’d seen in two decades.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 27, 2018
But much more important is the question of large numbers of laborers whose wages are undesirably low.
From Problems in American Democracy by Thames Ross Williamson
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