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| Word | Modifies | Used in a Sentence | Definitions |
| 161. indiscriminately | verb | They indiscriminately blamed everyone. | not based on careful distinctions; unselective; random |
| 162. ineffectually | verb | They ineffectually made some important decisions. | useless; worthless; lacking forcefulness |
| 163. ineptly | verb | Inepty they continued to work on the project. | not apt or fitting; inappropriate; bungling or clumsy |
| 164. infamously | adjective | She had an infamously bad personality. | having an exceedingly bad reputation; notorious |
| 165. infectiously | adjective | She had a infectiously bad tendency to lie. | easily or readily communicated |
| 166. injudiciously | verb | He injudiciously showed his bias. | lacking or showing a lack of judgement; unwise |
| 167. insincerely | verb | She often insincerely spoke of helping us. | not sincere; hypocritical |
| 168. insolently | verb | The man insolently answered our question. | disrespectfulness; impudence; rudeness |
| 169. insufferably | adjective | He had an insufferably bad attitude. | difficult or impossible to endure; intolerable |
| 170. insultingly | adjective | He had an insultingly vile temper. | to give offense; offend; to affront or demean |
| 171. irascibly | adjective | She accused him of irascibly poor decisions. | prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered |
| 172. irrationally | verb | Irrationally she bitterly denounced her husband. | loss of normal mental clarity; incoherent; lack of sound judgement |
| 173. irresponsibly | verb | She irresponsibly accused us of theft. | unreliable or untrustworthy; unaccountable |
| 174. irritably | verb | She irritably harangued other workers. | easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus |
| 175. jealously | verb | She jealously guarded her precious jewels. | fearful or wary of being supplanted; envious |
| 176. lackadaisically | verb | Lackadaisically he spoke of his work. | lacking spirit, liveliness or interest; languid |
| 177. lamely | verb | He lamely defended his actions. | weak and ineffectual; unsatisfactory |
| 178. lasciviously | verb | He lasciviously spied upon the ladies. | given or expressing lust; lecherous; salacious |
| 179. lawlessly | verb | Lawlessly they ran their business. | contrary to the law; unruly; not governed by law |
| 180. lazily | verb | She lazily tended to her job at the office | resistant to work or effort; disposed to idleness |
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