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English adjective: inadequate | |||
| 1. | inadequate lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task | ||
| Samples | Inadequate training. The staff was inadequate. She was unequal to the task. | ||
| Synonyms | unequal | ||
| Similar | deficient, incapable, incompetent, lacking, short-handed, short-staffed, undermanned, understaffed, unequal to, wanting | ||
| See also | unsatisfactory | ||
| Attribute | adequacy, adequateness | ||
| Antonyms | adequate, equal | ||
| 2. | inadequate not sufficient to meet a need | ||
| Samples | An inadequate income. A poor salary. Money is short. On short rations. Food is in short supply. Short on experience. | ||
| Synonyms | poor, short | ||
| Similar | deficient, insufficient | ||
| Antonyms | sufficient | ||
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