inadequate

Definition of inadequate in English English dictionary: Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc; insufficient; If something is inadequate, there is not enough of it or it is not good enough. Supplies of food and medicines are inadequate = deficient adequate + inadequately in·ad·equate·ly The projects were inadequately funded; (sometimes followed by `to') not meeting the requirements especially of a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was inadequate to the job"; not enough; 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"; not good enough; If someone feels inadequate, they feel that they do not have the qualities and abilities necessary to do something or to cope with life in general. I still feel inadequate, useless and mixed up; (in·ad·e·quate) Pronunciation: (')in-'ad-i-kw&t Function: adjective : not adequate : not enough or not good enough - in·ad·e·quate·ly adverb; {s} insufficient; unsatisfactory; incompetent; unqualified; deficient, defective
ınadequate: {a} defective, not proportionate, unequal
inadequately: In an inadequate manner
inadequately: unsatisfactorily; insufficiently; deficiently; incompetently; defectively
inadequately: in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree; "the temporary camps were inadequately equipped
inadequateness: {i} insufficiency; incompetency, ineptness; inability to perform as required; defectiveness