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inadequate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'inadequate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inadequate [ a.]
- Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.

Meaning of 'inadequate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inadequate [ a]
Meaning (1):
- lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
Example in sentence:
  • inadequate training;
  • she was unequal to the task;
  • the staff was inadequate
2 . inadequate [ s]
Meaning (2):
- of insufficient quantity to meet a need
Example in sentence:
  • a poor salary;
  • an inadequate income;
  • food is in short supply;
  • money is short;
  • on short rations;
  • short on experience;
  • the jejune diets of the very poor