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

Adjective

1. not enough; insufficient

2. not good enough

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 << OPPOSITE adequate

adjective 2. incapable, incompetent, pathetic, faulty, unfitted, defective, unequal, deficient, imperfect, unqualified, not up to scratch (informal) inapt << OPPOSITE capable

Translations

inadequate [ɪnˈædɪkwət] adj (= insufficient) → insuficiente (= unsuitable); inadecuado; [person] → incapaz

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inadequate [ɪnˈædɪkwət] adj → insuffisant(e) → inadéquat(e)

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inadequate [ɪnˈædɪkwət] adj → unzulänglich

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inadequate [ɪnˈædɪkwət] adj → insufficiente

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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 불충분한, 부적당한 nepakankamas nepiemērots; neatbilstošs tidak cukup ontoereikend utilstrekkelig, mangelfull niewystarczjący, nieodpowiedni inadequado inadecvat, necores­punzător недостаточный neprimeraný; nedostatočný neustrezen neprikladan otillräcklig, bristfällig ไม่พอเพียง yetersiz 不充足的 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 부적당 nepakankamumas nepiemērotība; neatbilstība ketidakcukupan ontoereikendheid utilstrekkelighet, mangelfullhet nieodpowiedniość inadequação inadecvare, nepotrivire недостаточность neprimeranosť neprimernost, nezadostnost neprikladnost otillräcklighet, bristfällighet ความขัดสน yetersizlik 不充足 невідповідність вимогам; недостатність عدم کفایت sự không đủ 不充足