a. [ Pref. in- not + adequate: cf. F. inadéquat. ] Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc. Dryden.
-- In*ad"e*quate*ly, adv. -- In*ad"e*quate*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Inadequate \In*ad"e*quate\, a. [Pref. in- not + adequate: cf. F.
inad['e]quat.]
Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient;
deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions,
representations, etc. --Dryden. -- {In*ad"e*quate*ly}, adv.
-- {In*ad"e*quate*ness}, n.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inadequate
adj 1: lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a
task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate";
"she was unequal to the task" [syn: {inadequate},
{unequal}] [ant: {adequate}, {equal}]
2: 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" [syn: {inadequate},
{poor}, {short}]
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