inadequate
in·ad·e·quate
adj \-kwət\Definition of INADEQUATE
: not adequate : insufficient <inadequate equipment>; also : not capable <was inadequate as a leader>
— in·ad·e·quate·ly adverb
— in·ad·e·quate·ness noun
Examples of INADEQUATE
- These supplies are inadequate to meet our needs.
- We were given very inadequate information.
- I felt inadequate to the task.
- Her brother's success and popularity always made her feel inadequate.
First Known Use of INADEQUATE
1671
Related to INADEQUATE
Related Words: substandard, unacceptable, unsatisfactory; hand-to-mouth, lean, light, meager (or meagre), niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, skimp, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparse, stingy; bare, mere, minimum; slight, small
Near Antonyms: abundant, ample, bounteous, bountiful, copious, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful, plentitudinous; enlarged, expanded, supplemented; abounding, overflowing, teeming; satisfactory, tolerable; lavish, luxuriant, rich; big, considerable, hefty, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), large, largish, oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, super
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