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Definition of Inadequate
1. Adjective. Lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task. "She was unequal to the task"
Exact synonyms: Unequal
Attributes: Adequacy, Adequateness
Similar to: Deficient, Lacking, Wanting, Incapable, Incompetent, Unequal To, Short-handed, Short-staffed, Undermanned, Understaffed
Also: Unsatisfactory
Antonyms: Adequate
Derivative terms: Inadequateness
Attributes: Adequacy, Adequateness
Similar to: Deficient, Lacking, Wanting, Incapable, Incompetent, Unequal To, Short-handed, Short-staffed, Undermanned, Understaffed
Also: Unsatisfactory
Antonyms: Adequate
Derivative terms: Inadequateness
2. Adjective. Not sufficient to meet a need. "Short on experience"
Exact synonyms: Poor, Short
Similar to: Deficient, Insufficient
Derivative terms: Inadequateness, Poorness, Shortness
Similar to: Deficient, Insufficient
Derivative terms: Inadequateness, Poorness, Shortness
Definition of Inadequate
1. a. Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.
Definition of Inadequate
1. Adjective. Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inadequate
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Inadequate
1. 1. Not adequate of sufficient, inept or unsuitable. 2. Psychiatry, ineffectual in response to emotional, social, intellectual and physical demands in the absence of any obvious mental or physical deficiency. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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