inadequate

in·ad·e·quate  (n-d-kwt)

adj.

Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient.

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in·ade·quate·ly adv.

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inadequate [ɪnˈædɪkwɪt]

adj

1. not adequate; insufficient

2. not capable or competent; lacking

inadequacy  n

inadequately  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	inadequate - lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task" unequal unsatisfactory - not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory" adequate, equal - having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task"
	2.	inadequate - not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience" short, poor insufficient, deficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"

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inadequate

adjective

1. insufficient, short, scarce, meagre, poor, lacking, incomplete, scant, sparse, skimpy, sketchy, insubstantial, scanty, niggardly, incommensurate Supplies of food and medicine are inadequate.
insufficient sufficient, adequate, satisfactory, ample, complete, perfect, substantial

2. incapable, incompetent, ineffective, weak, pathetic, faulty, unfitted, unfit, defective, unequal, inept, deficient, imperfect, unqualified, not up to scratch (informal), inexpert, inapt She felt quite painfully inadequate in the crisis.
incapable fit, qualified, equal, capable, competent, apt

Translations

inadequate [ɪnˈædɪkwɪt] ADJ

1. (= insufficient) [supply, funding, measures, training] → insuficiente; [housing, diet] → inadecuado
the facilities are inadequate → las instalaciones dejan mucho que desear
the company had inadequate resources to survive the recession → la empresa no tenía recursos suficientes or no tenía los recursos adecuados para sobrevivir a la recesión

2. (= weak) → incompetente, inepto
he makes me feel totally inadequate → hace que me sienta totalmente incompetente or un verdadero inepto

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inadequate [ɪnˈædɪkwət] adj

[supply, resources] → insuffisant(e), inadéquat(e)

[person] → qui n'est pas à la hauteur
I felt completely inadequate → Je ne me sentais absolument pas à la hauteur.

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inadequate

adj → unzulänglich, inadäquat (geh); supplies, resources, punishment, reasons, proposals also → unzureichend; measures → unangemessen; he is inadequate for such a job/responsibility → er ist für eine solche Stelle nicht geeignet/einer solchen Verantwortung nicht gewachsen; she makes him feel inadequate → sie gibt ihm das Gefühl der Unzulänglichkeit

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inadequate [ɪnˈædɪkwɪt] adj (insufficient) → inadeguato/a, insufficiente; (person) → non all'altezza
he felt quite inadequate → non si sentiva assolutamente all'altezza

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inadequate [ɪnˈædɪkwɪt] adj (insufficient) → inadeguato/a, insufficiente; (person) → non all'altezza
he felt quite inadequate → non si sentiva assolutamente all'altezza

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inadequate

adj inadequate [inˈӕdikwət]

not sufficient; not adequate inadequate supplies; Our equipment is inadequate for this job. ontoereikend غَيْر كافٍ недостатъчен nepřiměřený; nedostatečný utilstrækkelig unzulänglich ανεπαρκής insuficiente; inadecuado, inapropiado ebapiisav ناکافی riittämätön insuffisant לא מַספִּיק अपर्याप्त nedostatan elégtelen tidak memadai ófullnægjandi inadeguato 不適当な 부적절한 nepakankamas nepiemērots; neatbilstošs tidak cukup ontoereikend utilstrekkelig, mangelfull niewystarczjący, nieodpowiedni inadequado inadecvat, necores­punzător недостаточный neprimeraný; nedostatočný neustrezen neprikladan otillräcklig, bristfällig ไม่พอเพียง yetersiz 不充份的，不適當的 недостатній; непідхожий ناکافی không đủ 不充足的

n inˈadequacy

ontoereikendheid عَدَم كِفايَه، نَقْص недостатъчност nepřiměřenost utilstrækkelighed die Unzulänglichkeit ανεπάρκεια insuficiencia; cualidad de inadecuado ebapiisavus کمبود riittämättömyys insuffisance אי התאמה अपर्याप्तता nedostatnost alkalmatlanság, elégtelenség kekurangan vöntun; sem er ófullnægjandi inadeguatezza 不適当 부적절함 nepakankamumas nepiemērotība; neatbilstība ketidakcukupan ontoereikendheid utilstrekkelighet, mangelfullhet nieodpowiedniość inadequação inadecvare, nepotrivire недостаточность neprimeranosť neprimernost, nezadostnost neprikladnost otillräcklighet, bristfällighet ความขัดสน yetersizlik 不充份，不適當 невідповідність вимогам; недостатність عدم کفایت sự không đủ 不充足

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inadequate → غير ملائم nedostatečný utilstrækkelig unzulänglich ανεπαρκής inadecuado riittämätön inapproprié neadekvatan inadeguato 不十分な 부적당한 ontoereikend utilstrekkelig nieodpowiedni inadequado неадекватный otillräcklig ไม่เพียงพอ yetersiz không đầy đủ 不充分的