adjective
1. lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task" [ant: adequate]
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"
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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
inadequate [inˈӕdikwət] adjective
not sufficient; not adequate
Example: inadequate supplies; Our equipment is inadequate for this job.
Arabic: غَيْر كافٍ
Chinese (Simplified): 不充足的
Chinese (Traditional): 不充足的
Czech: nepřiměřený; nedostatečný
Danish: utilstrækkelig
Dutch: ontoereikend
Estonian: ebapiisav
Finnish: riittämätön
French: insuffisant
German: unzulänglich
Greek: ανεπαρκής
Hungarian: elégtelen
Icelandic: ófullnægjandi
Indonesian: tidak memadai
Italian: inadeguato
Japanese: 不適当な
Korean: 불충분한, 부적당한
Latvian: nepiemērots; neatbilstošs
Lithuanian: nepakankamas
Norwegian: utilstrekkelig, mangelfull
Polish: niewystarczjący, nieodpowiedni
Portuguese (Brazil): inadequado
Portuguese (Portugal): inadequado
Romanian: inadecvat, necorespunzător
Russian: недостаточный
Slovak: neprimeraný; nedostatočný
Slovenian: neustrezen
Spanish: insuficiente; inadecuado, inapropiado
Swedish: otillräcklig, bristfällig
Turkish: yetersiz
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Main Entry: 2inadequate
Function: noun
: one who is inadequate especially in terms of social adjustment
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Main Entry: 1in·ad·e·quate
Pronunciation: -i-kw&t
Function: adjective
: not adequate; specifically : lacking the capacity for psychological maturity or adequate social adjustment
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Inadequate
In*ad"e*qua*cy\, n. [From Inadequate.] The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient; defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness.
The inadequacy and consequent inefficacy of the alleged causes. --Dr. T. Dwight. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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THIS... my friends... is how i am feeling about work right now... that i am inadequate.
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